Hanky Church

Hankey Church

To get to the site of old Hankey Church, cross Route 286 and follow Logans Ferry Road north one mile, then turn right onto
Hankey Church Road. The cemetery with the white picket fence is on your right; the original log cabin and subsequently
expanded church building was located in the grassy clearing across the road directly opposite the cemetery gate. Through the
gate and up the slope only a few yards are the graves of Daniel (1776 – 1828) and Catherine Best (177? – 1821) Hankey,
nestled under a sprawling
bush. There are also three Revolutionary War soldiers buried nearby: Conrad Ludwig (1736 – 1833), Daniel Carpenter (1749 –
1827), and Capt. William Morris (dates unknown).

The Hankey farm (also spelled “Henke” in the original German) is now Rolling Hills Golf Course. The location of the original
homestead, located near the white farmhouse, is just barely visible from the back of the cemetery.

Sadly, the proud old church building that served Christ’s for a century caught fire under suspicious circumstances and was
destroyed in August 1973.

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