THE FINLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Norman Upland setting.
Finley township has 39.4 square miles of land in Scott County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Norman Upland, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Finley and Scott County
Finley is associated with Scott County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Finley by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Finley, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Scott County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Finley township has 88.9% of the land area of nearby Franklin township (44.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

