Download coordinates as: County of Hanson is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land in the Flinders Ranges immediately east of the town of Hawker.
It was proclaimed on 20 July 1877 and is named after Sir Richard Davies Hanson who served as Premier, Administrator and Chief Justice of South Australia.
[1] It is bounded by the following counties - Taunton to the north and north-west, Blachford to the west, Newcastle to the south-west, Granville to the south, Lytton to the south-east and Derby to the east.
[1][3] The county is served by one principal road, the Flinders Ranges Way, which passes through the county in a north–south direction from the town of Hawker in the south entering via the west side of the Hundred of Arkaba and exiting via the Hundred of Warcowie on its way to the town centre in Blinman in the north.
It covers an area of 280 square kilometres (107 sq mi) and is named after Henry Adams, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.
It covers an area of 340 square kilometres (130 sq mi) and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word whose meaning is not known.
It covers an area of 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi) and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “crows waterhole”.