Type: | town |
Salter Springs | |
State: | SA |
Postcode: | 5401 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -34.18°N 138.63°W |
Lga: | Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
Stategov: | Frome |
Fedgov: | Grey |
Local Map: | yes |
Map Type: | nomap |
Timezone: | ACST |
Utc: | +9:30 |
Timezone-Dst: | ACDT |
Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
Near-N: | Woolshed Flat |
Near-Ne: | Rhynie |
Near-E: | Riverton |
Near-Se: | Giles Corner |
Near-S: | Alma |
Near-Sw: | Owen |
Near-Nw: | Halbury |
Salter Springs, previously "Salter's Springs", is a small town situated west of Riverton and south of Woolshed Flat.
It was named for William Salter, who arrived in South Australia on Caroline in 1839, and had a sheep station in the area. The town was surveyed in 1858. The school opened in 1867 and closed in 1956.[1]