It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill and Preston Park to the north, Belmont to the south, Hollins to the east, and Gainsboro and Washington Park to the west opposite Interstate 581.
[1] It is bisected by Williamson Road.
The area that encompasses the Williamson Road was annexed from Roanoke County in two separate annexations, with the areas south of present-day U.S. 460 (Orange Avenue) annexed in 1882 and those north annexed in 1949.
[2] Much of the residential development within the neighborhood reflects that of typical suburban development following World War Two.
[3] Today the neighborhood is the location of the Roanoke Civic Center and Bowman Park.