County of Buxton

Buxton
South Australia
Big Galah sculpture in Kimba where the hundreds of Solomon, Kelly, Moseley and Cortlinye intersect
Buxton is located in South Australia
Buxton
Buxton
Coordinates33°02′28″S 136°23′44″E / 33.041070°S 136.395610°E / -33.041070; 136.395610[1]
Established1896[2]
Area4,670 square kilometres (1,805 sq mi)[1]
LGA(s)District Council of Kimba (part)
Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[3][1]
Eyre Western[4][1]
Lands administrative divisions around Buxton:
Bosanquet Hore-Ruthven Hore-Ruthven
Le Hunte Buxton Hore-Ruthven
York
Jervois Jervois Jervois
FootnotesAdjoining counties[5]
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County of Buxton is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land located in the centre of Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed in 1896 and named after Thomas Buxton who was the Governor of South Australia from 29 October 1895 to 29 March 1899. It has been divided into thirteen sub-divisions known as hundreds, with the most recent being created in 1928.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search result for "County of Buxton (CNTY)" (Record no SA0011407) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Counties", "Hundreds", "Government Regions" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ O'Loghlin, J.V. (13 August 1896). "NEW COUNTY AND HUNDREDS" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. 1896. Government of South Australia: 349. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Far North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ "HUNDRED MAP Series Index Map" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia. December 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2015.