In Perry Township on the South side, the neighborhood is bounded by Railroad Road on the west, Rahke Road on the east and Stop 11 on the south. Farmland, soon to be developed, borders the community on the north. The neighborhood was created about 20 years ago from farmland. There are 252 homes in the area, and about 80 people belong to the Southern Oaks Neighborhood Association.
Membership is voluntary.
Nearby Perry Park, a water park, is just a 3-minute drive away. It also offers soccer, ice hockey and ice skating. Greenwood Park Mall is about 3 miles away. They also are concerned about increased traffic from a new development soon to be built on the north.