County of Hanson

Hanson
South Australia
The Cazneaux Tree is located within the County of Hanson
Hanson is located in South Australia
Hanson
Hanson
Coordinates31°44′23″S 138°46′20″E / 31.739748°S 138.772224°E / -31.739748; 138.772224[1]
Established18 January 1877[2]
Area3,280 square kilometres (1,265 sq mi)[1]
Location
LGA(s)Flinders Ranges Council[1]
Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[1]
Lands administrative divisions around Hanson:
Taunton Taunton -
Blachford Hanson Derby
Newcastle Granville Lytton
FootnotesLocation[1]
Adjoining counties[3]

County of Hanson is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land in the Flinders Ranges immediately east of the town of Hawker. It was proclaimed on 20 July 1877 and is named after Sir Richard Davies Hanson who served as Premier, Administrator and Chief Justice of South Australia. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundredsAdams, Arkaba, French, Moralana and Warcowie.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search result for "County of Hanson, Cnty" with the following layers selected - "Counties", "Hundreds", "Local Government Areas", "SA Government Regions" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ Ayers, Henry (18 January 1877). "untitled (proclamation of new counties and hundreds)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. 1877. Government of South Australia: 96–98. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "HUNDRED MAP Series Index Map" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia. December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2018.