Hanson (formerly Davies[4]) is a town in South Australia, located 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-east of Clare and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-west of Burra at the intersection of the Barrier Highway and the Hanson-Farrell Flat Road in the Regional Council of Goyder.

It is also adjacent to the former Peterborough railway line as the next station towards Adelaide from Burra which was the terminus for some time.

[4] A decision was made around 1890 to rename the town Hanson, although the name was not officially changed until 19 September 1940.

[7] The change brought the town's name into line with that of the nearby Hanson railway station.

[6] Over the years Hanson has comprised a church, a hall, a school, a shop, a railway station and a few houses.