County of Buccleuch explained

Type:cadastral
Buccleuch
State:sa
Established:4 May 1893
Established Footnotes:[1]
Area:6035
Coordinates:-35.32°N 139.94°W
Near-Nw:Sturt
Near-N:Albert
Near-Ne:Alfred
Near-E:Chandos
Near-Se:Buckingham
Near-S:Cardwell
Near-Sw:Cardwell
Near-W:Russell

The County of Buccleuch is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1893 and named for the sixth Duke of Buccleuch, William Scott, of Scotland.[2] It is located east of the Murray River at the south western edge of the Mallee region.[2]

The small locality of Buccleuch and its railway station are located at the centre of the county.

Hundreds

The County of Buccleuch is divided into the following 17 hundreds:

Notes and References

  1. Downer . Jno. W. . untitled (proclamation of new counties of Buccleuch and Chandos, new hundreds of Bowhill and Ettrick et al) . The South Australian Government Gazette . 1893. 19. 1003 . Government of South Australia . 4 May 1893. 8 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Search for 'County of Buccleuch, CNTY' (ID SA0010228) . . 19 July 2016 . Area 2330 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .