Download coordinates as: County of Taunton is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia on land on the east coast of Lake Torrens about 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the city of Port Augusta.

The County of Taunton covers the part of South Australia extending from the east coast of Lake Torrens for about 100 kilometres (62 mi) and extending a distance of 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of its boundary in the south with the counties of Blachford, Hanson and Derby from west to east.

Firstly, land between Lake Torrens and The Outback Highway which is zoned as ‘pastoral’ is intended to be predominantly used for “the grazing of livestock” while ensuring that these activities do not affect the “preservation of the natural environment and character of the zone.” Land which is located east of The Outback Highway and in the main body of the Flinders Ranges is placed in two zones – ‘environment class A’ and ‘environmental class B’ where built development, agriculture and mining are more highly controlled or even prohibited in some situations to conserve and protect “the natural character and environment of the area.” Fourthly, land in the east of the county and in parts of its north that are outside of the alignment of the ranges is zoned ‘pastoral landscape’ to control development, agriculture and mining to preserve “the environmental and scenic qualities of the foreground of the most prominent ranges.”[4][1] The county includes the following protected areas within its extent – the northern end of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and the Bunkers Conservation Reserve.

[5] The county is located within the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of the state where municipal services are provided by the Government of South Australia via agencies such as the Outback Communities Authority (OCA).

It covers an area of 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) and was named after John Carr, a member of the South Australian Parliament from 1868 to 1884.

It covers an area of 210 square kilometres (82 sq mi) and its name was derived from an aboriginal word which means ‘tea tree creek’.

It covers an area of 350 square kilometres (134 sq mi) and it was derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “a creek with steep banks and stones and ochre in the bed.” Its southern end is within the locality of Flinders Ranges while its north-western corner is in the locality of Motpena and its north-eastern corner in Mount Falkland.