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.
The county is served by the following major roads - the Buckleboo Road which enters the county from the north-west and terminates in Kimba, the Cleve Road which enters from the south and meets the Cowell-Kimba Road which enters from the south-east and terminates in Kimba and the Eyre Highway which passes through the county from east to west.
Settlements include Kimba, the principal town and municipal seat located on the Eyre Highway, Buckleboo located in the county's north-west and Waddikee located in the county's south.
The Cummins to Buckleboo line of the Eyre Peninsula Railway passes into the county from the south and terminates in the locality of Buckleboo.
Land use within the county is divided between primary industry and conservation. The protected areas are located in the county include the following conservation parks and conservation reserves:
Conservation parks - Caralue in the south west, Lake Gilles in the north-east corner, Malgra in the south-east and the eastern end of the Pinkawillinie at the western side.
The County of Buxton was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act 1888 on 13 August 1896 along with the Hundred of Kelly.
The naming of the county after Governor Buxton who was the Governor of South Australia from 29 October 1895 to 29 March 1899, by the South Australian government follows "a precedent which was established in 1842" when a county was named after Governor Gawler.
The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Kelly in 1896, Solomon in 1909, Cortlinye and Moseley in 1914, Barna, Caralue and Yalanda in 1917, Buckleboo, Cunyarie and Pinkawillinie in 1922, Wilcherry in 1924, O'Connor in 1925 and Panitya in 1928.
Constituent hundreds
Location of constituent hundreds
The hundreds are laid out in four columns in the west–east direction as follows:
Caralue, Panitya, Pinkawillinie and Buckleboo from south to north along the county's western boundary.
Solomon, Cortlinye and Cunyarie.
Kelly, Moseley and Wilcherry.
The most easterly column of hundreds consists of the Hundreds of Yalanda, Barna and O'Connor in the south-east corner of the county with the land in the north-east corner of the county has not proclaimed as one or more hundreds.
The Hundred of Caralue (33°10′30″S136°42′34″E / 33.1749°S 136.709410°E / -33.1749; 136.709410 (Hundred of Caralue)) was proclaimed on 26 July 1917. It covers an area of 312.7 square kilometres (120.75 sq mi) and is named after Caralue Bluff, a geographical feature located within the boundaries of the hundred. The locality of Caralue occupies most of the hundred with a portion of the locality of Panitya extending from the north into the hundred to the north boundary of the Caralue Bluff Conservation Park while the south-east corner is occupied by part of the locality of Waddikee.
The Hundred of Cunyarie (32°51′03″S136°20′14″E / 32.850790°S 136.337090°E / -32.850790; 136.337090 (Hundred of Cunyarie)) was proclaimed on 1 June 1922. It covers an area of 224 square kilometres (86.5 sq mi) and is named after a nearby geographical feature, the Cunyarie Rockhole. The locality of Cunyarie occupies most of the hundred while its northern end is occupied by part of the locality of Yeltana to the west and by part of the locality of Uno to the east.
The Hundred of Yalanda (33°16′34″S136°42′36″E / 33.27609°S 136.71°E / -33.27609; 136.71 (Hundred of Yalanda)) was proclaimed on 26 July 1917. It covers an area of 224 square kilometres (86.5 sq mi) and is derived from "the 'Yalanda Run', held by J. Sinclair from 1872 (lease no. 2182)" and ultimately from the aboriginal name for a nearby hill. The locality of Yalanda occupies most of the hundred with a part of the locality of Kelly occupying some land on its western boundary.
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