[1] Finch Hatton lies in the valley of Cattle Creek (a tributary of the Pioneer River) which flows from west to east through the locality.

Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton (1856–1904), a British aristocrat turn grazier of Mount Spencer run (1881–83), and imperial federationist in United Kingdom (1884–1904).

This book covers various topics including the sugar industry, cattle grazing, Native Police, Aboriginals, Kanakas and gold mining techniques.

[5] The first settlers were Hermann Wilhelm Zahmel and his wife Adeline Wilhelmina (née Grawunder), who had immigrated from Germany to Queensland in 1872 and 1876 respectively.

[11] On 18 February 1958, Mackay was hit with massive flooding caused by heavy rainfall upstream with 878 millimetres (34.6 in) of rain falling at Finch Hatton in 24 hours.

[18] The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Zahmel Street and Mackay–Eungella Road.