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Brannon Woods, Kentucky

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Brannon Woods, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Its boundaries are roughly along and north of Brannon Road, Troy-Keene Road to the west, Clays Mill Road to the east, and the Lexington/ Fayette County border to the north.

Brannon Woods began growing along US 68 as Lexington rapidly grew to the southwest and began running out of land. The first developments in the area began in the 1980s when several subdivisions were built along Brannon Road. Southland Christian Church, Lexington's largest church and the second largest church in Kentucky moved to a 20 acre site in Brannon Woods in 1981. In 2001 Bellerive Shopping Center was completed in the community. In 2005 US 68 was widened from Brannon Road to Man O War Blvd in Lexington, US 68 is currently being widened southward to Wilmore. Blue Grass Memorial Garden Cemetery is also located in Brannon Woods.

As of 2000 approximately 1,500 people lived in Brannon Woods.