Finniss, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Finniss South Australia
Finniss Location in South Australia
Established	1867 (town) 31 August 2000 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5255
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	55 km (34 mi) SE of Adelaide 13 km (8 mi) S of Goolwa
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	Hindmarsh
State electorate(s)	Finniss
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.7 °C 71 °F 10.3 °C 51 °F 426.8 mm 16.8 in
Localities around Finniss: Ashbourne Mount Observation Ashbourne Sandergrove Nurragi Mount Observation Tooperang Finniss Nurragi Milang Tooperang Currency Creek Currency Creek Clayton Bay Milang Milang
Footnotes	Locations Adjoining localities

Finniss (formerly Queen's Own Town) is a settlement in South Australia. It is on the Victor Harbor railway line, a short distance north-east of where it crosses the Finniss River.

The town was originally surveyed with the name Queen's Own Town (after the Queens Own Regiment of Foot) in 1867 as the railway line was being extended from Goolwa to Strathalbyn. The name of the town was not changed to Finniss until 1940, although the adjacent railway station had already been named Finniss in honour of an early surveyor and the first Premier of South Australia, Colonel Boyle Travers Finniss.