County of Derby (South Australia) explained

Type:cadastral
Derby
State:sa
Est:1877[1]
Area:3844
Coordinates:-31.74°N 139.49°W
Lga:Pastoral Unincorporated Area[2]
Region:Far North[3]
Near-Nw:Taunton
Near-S:Lytton
Near-Sw:Granville
Near-W:Hanson

The County of Derby is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed 1877 by Governor Anthony Musgrave.[2] It covers a rectangular portion of unincorporated pastoral land in the state's Far North. The west of the county includes some of the eastern foothills of the Flinders Ranges and the county's northern border is about south of Lake Frome.[2] As of 2014, the county has not been divided into hundreds.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leadbeater. Maureen . Counties & Hundreds of South Australia. FamilyHistorySA . 2014 . 20 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Search for 'County of Derby, CNTY' (ID SA0019788) with following layers selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties' and ' Road Labels' . . 22 July 2016 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Far North SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 11 December 2016.