County of Sturt explained

Type:cadastral
Sturt
State:sa
Est:1842
Area:1328mi2
Area Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:-35°N 139.16°W
Lga:Mid Murray Council
Barossa Council
City of Murray Bridge
Mount Barker District Council
Alexandrina Council
Near-Nw:Light
Near-N:Eyre
Near-Ne:Albert
Near-E:Russell
Near-Se:Russell
Near-S:Russell
Near-Sw:Hindmarsh
Near-W:Adelaide
Footnotes:Coordinates
Adjoining counties

The County of Sturt is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for early Australian explorer, Charles Sturt.[1] It stretches from the Bremer River and eastern slopes of the Adelaide Hills at Nairne and Tungkillo to the Murray River in the east and in the south, the portion of Lake Alexandrina north of a line from Point Sturt to Pomanda Island.[1] This includes the west-of-river parts of the contemporary local government areas of the Mid Murray Council and Murray Bridge City.

Hundreds

The County of Sturt is divided into the following hundreds:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for 'County of Sturt, CNTY' (ID SA0063578) with the following layers selected - “Counties” and “Hundreds”. Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 5 April 2016. 7 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. dead.