In Chapter 1, Scout gives a brief history of her family and how they came to settle in Maycomb. She traces their ancestors back to Simon Finch, who had come from England:
In England, Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal brethren, and as Simon called himself a Methodist, he worked his way across the Atlantic to Philadelphia, thence to Jamaica, thence to Mobile, and up the Saint Stephens.
The homestead that Simon Finch settled on became known as Finch's Landing. Most family descendants would live here as well. When Atticus returns from Law School in Montgomery, he settles in Maycomb which is twenty miles east of Finch's Landing.
Also in Chapter 1, Scout describes Dill's fascination with Boo Radley. Here, she describes where the Radley house is:
The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house. Walking south, one faced its porch; the sidewalk turned and ran beside the lot.
That Radley place is a focal point for the children (Scout, Jem, and Dill). Scout mentions two oak trees on the edge of the Radley lot. In Chapter 4, she notices something in the knot-hole of one tree:
Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun. I stood on tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers.
This was Boo's secret way of interacting with the children.
In the same chapter, Scout talks about Miss Maudie's yard and porch as a sort of safe haven:
In summertime, twilights are long and peaceful. Often as not, Miss Maudie and I would sit silently on her porch, watching the sky go from yellow to pink as the sun went down, watching flights of martins sweep low over the neighborhood and disappear behind the schoolhouse rooftops.
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