County of Grey explained

Type:cadastral
Grey
State:sa
Established:23 July 1846
Established Footnotes:[1]
Area:5294
Coordinates:-37.65°N 140.64°W
Lga2:City of Mount Gambier
Lga3:Wattle Range Council
Near-Nw:Ocean
Near-N:Robe
Near-Ne:Lowan (Vic)
Near-E:Follett (Vic)
Near-Se:Normanby (Vic)
Near-S:Ocean
Near-Sw:Ocean
Near-W:Ocean

The County of Grey is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe and named for former Governor George Grey.[2] It covers the extreme south-east of the state from Penola and Lake George southwards.[2] This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state:

Hundreds

The County of Grey is divided into the following 21 hundreds:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mundy. A. M.. PROCLAMATION (re Counties of the Province of South Australia). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 25 February 2018. 237. 23 July 1846.
  2. Web site: Search for 'County of Grey, CNTY' (ID SA0028105) . . 16 February 2016 . Other Details: Area 2044 square miles. George Grey, Governor of South Australia 15/5/1841-25/10/1845. Supporting Information: Government Gazette 23/7/1846 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .