Southern Acres

Southern Acres is a neighborhood in Saint Marys Township, Wake, North Carolina. Southern Acres is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonial Heights, as well as near Pinedale Acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yates Mill.

Yates Mill

Historic building

Photo: Jmturner, Public domain.

Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, in central Wake County. Yates Mill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Southern Acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garner and Boylan Heights.

Garner

Town

Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Raleigh, the city limits are entirely within Wake County, though portions of unincorporated Wake County, as well as the Cleveland community in northern Johnston County, have Garner mailing addresses. Garner is situated 3 miles northeast of Southern Acres.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Aigrette, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city. Boylan Heights is situated 6 miles north of Southern Acres.

Raleigh

Photo: Jmalljmall, Public domain.

The capital of North Carolina and the largest city of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to Raleigh, which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of Durham or Chapel Hill to the west.

Southern Acres

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Saint Marys Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.6909° or 35° 41′ 27″ north

Longitude

-78.66357° or 78° 39′ 49″ west

Open location code

8773M8RP+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 336936081

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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