Kainton, South Australia should not be confused with Keyneton, South Australia.
| Type: | town |
| Kainton | |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5552 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -34.1167°N 191°W |
| Lga: | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Region: | Yorke and Mid North[1] |
| County: | Daly |
| Stategov: | Narungga[2] |
| Fedgov: | Grey[3] |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACDT |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Near-N: | Paskeville Melton Kulpara Port Arthur |
| Near-Ne: | Port Arthur |
| Near-E: | Port Arthur Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-Se: | Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-S: | Clinton Centre Clinton |
| Near-W: | Sunnyvale |
| Footnotes: | Adjoining localities[4] |
Kainton is a small town in the Australian state of South Australia situated about 10 km south of Paskeville in the upper Yorke Peninsula.
The Kainton school closed in 1907, but the "Hundred of Clinton School" was renamed "Kainton School" in 1915.[5]
Kainton is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area known as the Yorke Peninsula Council.[4] [3] [2]