Download coordinates as: Mitchell is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.

[5] The Western railway passes through the locality, entering from the east (Amby / Walhallow) and exiting to the west (Womalilla).

[10] Before the arrival of Europeans, the Maranoa region was occupied by the Mandandanji and Gunggari Aboriginal peoples.

Based on archaeological excavations in the Mount Moffatt area, it has been deduced that the Aboriginals had lived there for around 19,500 years.

When the original homestead was partially destroyed by a flood in 1864, Thomas Close acquired the building's ruins and established the Mitchell Downs Hotel.

[14] The first St Columba's Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by Bishop Robert Dunne on Saturday 15 November 1884.

[15] On Sunday 24 April 1938, the new St Columba's Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by Monsignor McKenna of Toowoomba.

[16][17] The foundation block for the first All Saints' Anglican Church in Mitchell was laid by Coadjutor Bishop Nathaniel Dawes on Wednesday 13 November 1889.

It was built from cypress pine by Roma contractors, Allen Clell & Sons, at a cost of £274.

[27] Patrick was hanged in 1903 for the murder of Constable George Doyle (who had previously served at Wyandra) and Albert Dahlke, while James was released after 12 years imprisonment and died peacefully in 1940.

[28] Long Gully Provisional School opened on 1915 on the road from Mitchell to St George; it closed in 1918.

In the March 2010 floods, the Maranoa River reached a peak of 13.4 m in the town causing an inundation of 25 houses.

[32] The town experienced the worst flooding ever in 2012 when a monsoon trough hovered over central and southern Queensland and nearly inundated Charleville, 180 km (110 mi) to the west.

From here it provides public WiFi by way of a high speed ISDN Internet Connection (powered through the National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.

[23] The Mitchell branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 87 Cambridge Street.

Network Ten and its sister channels 10 Bold and 10 Peach transmit to Mitchell through its regional affiliate, CDT.

Mitchell has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters by Queensland standards.

[57][58] Other attractions include: There is a Visitor Information Centre located at the Great Artesian Spa complex, next door to the Mitchell Memorial Swimming Pool.