County of Buxton

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.

Buxton
South Australia
Big Galah sculpture in Kimba where the hundreds of Solomon, Kelly, Moseley and Cortlinye intersect
Buxton
Coordinates33.041070°S 136.395610°E / -33.041070; 136.395610
Established1896
Area4,670 square kilometres (1,805 sq mi)
LGA(s)District Council of Kimba (part)
Pastoral Unincorporated Area
RegionFar North
Eyre Western
Lands administrative divisions around Buxton:
Bosanquet Hore-Ruthven Hore-Ruthven
Le Hunte Buxton Hore-Ruthven
York
Jervois Jervois Jervois
FootnotesAdjoining counties
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