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Names in the record
A Sense of Place reporting uses Willa Lane, while older LFUCG land-management records use Willow Lane. The latter locates the settlement off Haley Pike south of Briar Hill Road. The name variation should remain visible to researchers.
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A linear settlement
Kentucky Atlas dates the settlement to 1924, after the Jackson family farm was subdivided. Willa Stevenson eventually sold the lots, and the settlement was first known as Stevenson Subdivision. The road is now called Willow Lane. The 1999 study describes narrow lots along the north side of the lane; individual deed chains and family histories offer the next layer of research.
READ THE EVIDENCE
Sources and further reading
- LFUCG rural settlement study, 1999 draft ↗
- LFUCG rural settlements presentation (January 2026) ↗
- Lexington Herald-Leader: rural Black hamlets, 2023 ↗
- Map reference source ↗
- Lexington-Fayette rural land management report, 1999 draft · Willow Lane (PDF) ↗
Location note: Approximate Willow Lane community area rounded to about 100 metres from published street-location information; not a house, entrance, or historic boundary. The road was historically Willa Lane.
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