County of Buxton

Buxton
Cadastral division
Big Galah sculpture in Kimba where the hundreds of Solomon, Kelly, Moseley and Cortlinye intersect
Buxton
Coordinates: 33°02′28″S 136°23′44″E / 33.041070°S 136.395610°E / -33.041070; 136.395610
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionFar North
Eyre Western
LGA
Established1896
Area
 • Total
4,670 km2 (1,805 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Buxton
Bosanquet Hore-Ruthven Hore-Ruthven
Le Hunte Buxton Hore-Ruthven
York
Jervois Jervois Jervois
Adjoining counties

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.

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