The village is located along both sides of the Belgrade-Subotica main road, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of its municipal seat, Bačka Topola.

The settlers decided to call their establishment Mali Beograd and carved that name in the bark of an old poplar tree, around which the settlement gradually developed.

[4] The settlers cultivated the area and expanded the settlement on their own, with the help from the local landed gentry, the Vojnić and Lelbach families.

That hamlet, constructed on the estate of the Lelbah family, was named Kočićevo in 1938 but is fully connected with Mali Beograd into one settlement.

[4] Mali Beograd had its own municipality which comprised the neighboring villages of Zobnatica and Karađorđevo, covering an area of 55.97 km2 (21.61 sq mi).

The daily commuting of the population, mostly for work in Bačka Topola and the industrial zone in Subotica was always high (including students after the school was closed), which by the late 2010s basically remained the only economic activity of the villagers.