Download coordinates as: County of Blachford is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land between the east coast of Lake Torrens and the western side of the Flinders Ranges about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-east of the city of Port Augusta.

The County of Blachford covers the part of South Australia extending from the east coast of Lake Torrens for about 40 kilometres (25 mi) along its northern boundary to the west side of the Flinders Ranges and then extending about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the south of its northern boundary.

[1] It is bounded by the following counties - Taunton to the north and north-east, Hanson to the east, Granville to the south-east and by Newscastle to the south.

Land use and associated development to the east of the railway line is more highly controlled or even prohibited in some situations to conserve and protect “the natural character and environment of the area.”[4][1][5] The County of Blachford was proclaimed on 18 January 1877.

It covers an area of 490 square kilometres (188 sq mi) and its name is reported in one source as being was derived from an Aboriginal word whose meaning is not known while another states that it is “an Aboriginal word corrupted from the ‘Barndeootoo Run’ taken up by Hugh Proby in 1851.” Its boundaries coincide with those of the locality of Barndioota.

It covers an area of 380 square kilometres (147 sq mi) and its name is reported as being “taken from an Aboriginal word applied to pastoral lease no.