Johnburgh
- Local Government Area
- Orroroo Carrieton
- Postcode
- 5431
- Population
- 10
- Area
- 183.85 km²
- Coordinates
- -32.4954, 138.6850
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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About Johnburgh
Johnburgh is a former town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about 275 kilometres (171 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Orroroo. The government town of Johnburgh was proclaimed on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Oladdie on 10 July 1879 while the boundaries for the locality were created on 16 December 1999 which include the site of the Government Town of Johnburgh. The town was named after Major John Jervois who was the second son of William Jervois, the then Governor of South Australia.
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