County of Taunton
| Taunton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Razorback Lookout, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°13′58″S 138°34′35″E / 31.232704°S 138.576501°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 18 January 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,560 square kilometres (2,147 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 160 km (99 mi) NE of Port Augusta | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location Adjoining counties | ||||||||||||||
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. It was proclaimed in 1877 and named after Lord Taunton who was the Secretary for the Colonies from 1855 to 1858. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundreds – Bunyeroo, Carr, Edeowie, Nilpena, Oratunga and Parachilna.