Stephenston is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located on the eastern side of the
Flinders Ranges about 285 kilometres (177 mi) north of the state capital of
Adelaide and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the municipal seat of
Quorn.[1][5]
Boundaries for the locality were created in March 1997 for the “long established name“ which was “incorrectly spelt as Stephenson” in the
South Australian Government Gazette of 13 March 1997 and is derived from the ceased Government Town of Stephenston whose site is located within the boundaries of the locality.[1][4][10]
The Government Town of Stephenston which was located in the cadastral unit of the
Hundred of Palmer was surveyed in February 1879, proclaimed on 17 July 1879 and was finally declared as ‘ceasing to exist’ on 11 May 1961. A school operated from 1881 to 1915 and a post office operated from November 1879 to 1904.[11][12][13]
Land use within the locality is concerned with primary production activities such as “pastoral and farming-related activities.” [14]
^Manning, Geoffrey H. (2012).
"Search result for Stephenston"(PDF). A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill With 54 Complementary Appendices. Geoffrey Manning. Retrieved 15 February 2018.