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.

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