Geranium, South Australia Explained

Geranium, South Australia should not be confused with Geranium Plains, South Australia.

Type:	town
Geranium
State:	SA
Coordinates:	-35.3824°N 140.16°W
Coord Ref:	^[1]
Established:	24 March 1910 (town) 12 August 1999 (locality)
Established Footnotes:	^[2] ^[3]
Postcode:	5301
Timezone:	ACST
Utc:	+9:30
Timezone-Dst:	ACST
Utc-Dst:	+10:30
Dist4:	70
Dir4:	E
Location4:	Tailem Bend
Region:	Murray and Mallee
County:	Chandos
Lga:	Southern Mallee District Council
Stategov:	Chaffey
Fedgov:	Barker
Near-N:	Marama
Near-Ne:	Marama
Near-E:	Parrakie
Near-Se:	Tintinara
Near-S:	Coonalpyn Tintinara
Near-Sw:	Coonalpyn
Near-W:	Jabuk Carcuma
Near-Nw:	Marama
Near:	Geranium
Footnotes:	Adjoining localities

Geranium is a town and locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the Mallee Highway.^[1] At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240. It was surveyed in 1910 as the town supporting a station on the Pinnaroo railway line.^[1] The name is derived from a native plant prolific in the area.

Notes and References

Web site: Search results for 'Geranium, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 4 May 2018.
Web site: Bice . John G. . TOWN OF GERANIUM . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 7 April 2019 . 544–545 . 24 March 1910.
Web site: Lawson . Robert . GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (within the Southern Mallee District Council) . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 7 April 2019 . 766 . 12 August 1999.