Palmer, South Australia

Palmer is a town just east of the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia along the Adelaide-Mannum Road, 70 kilometres east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 15 km west-north-west of Mannum. It is located in the Mid Murray Council local government area. At the 2006 census, Palmer had a population of 329.The town was named after Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonisation Commissioner. It was settled in the 1860s as a mining and agricultural settlement.At the ABS 2001 census, Palmer had a population of 305 people living in 124 dwellings.Palmer has a primary school, a general store, hotel and a Lutheran Church. There are some nearby rock formations.Heritage listingsPalmer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Adelaide-Mannum Road: Granite Boulders Area Geological Site Mannum Road: Palmer Police Station and Cells off Mine Road: Kitticoola Mine Palmer Road: Homestead Complex off Western Boundary Road: Reedy Creek Railway Bridge