County of Granville

The County of Granville is one of the 49 counties of South Australia located in the Flinders Ranges region. It was proclaimed in 1876 by Governor Anthony Musgrave and was named for the Granville Leveson-Gower, the second Earl of Granville and the Secretary of State for the Colonies until a few years prior.

Granville
South Australia
Granville
Coordinates32.189°S 138.767°E / -32.189; 138.767
Established22 June 1876
Area3,030 km2 (1,168 sq mi)
LGA(s)District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
Flinders Ranges Council
Lands administrative divisions around Granville:
Blachford Hanson Derby
Newcastle Granville Lytton
Frome Dalhousie Herbert
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