the northern end of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and the Bunkers Conservation Reserve. The county is located within the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of the state where municipal services are provided by the Government of South Australia via agencies such as the Outback Communities Authority (OCA). Within the county, the OCA provides services to communities living in Blinman and Parachilna. History The County of Taunton was proclaimed on 18 January 1877. It was named after Lord Taunton who was the Secretary for the Colonies from 1855 to 1858. The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Carr in 1877, Bunyeroo, Edeowie, Nilpena and Parachilna in 1881, and Oratunga in 1895. Constituent hundreds Location of constituent hundreds The hundreds are laid out from west to east in three columns as follows: Nilpena, Parachilna, Bunyeroo and Edeowie (from north to south) Oratunga and, Carr. The total area of the hundreds accounts for out of the county’s total area of or of the county's area. Hundred of Bunyeroo The Hundred of Bunyeroo () was proclaimed on 1 December 1881. It covers an area of and its name was derived from the botanical name for “a rank variety of saltbush” which may be of Aboriginal origin which had been used previously for a nearby hill and for a nearby pastoral property. It is entirely located within the boundaries of the locality of Flinders Ranges. Hundred of Carr The Hundred of Carr () was proclaimed on 3 May 1877. It covers an area of and was named after John Carr, a member of the South Australian Parliament from 1868 to 1884. Its northern end is within the locality of Blinman, its southern end is in Gum Creek Station and part of its east side in Angorigina. Hundred of Edeowie The Hundred of Edeowie () was proclaimed on 1 December 1881. It covers an area of . Its name was derived from the Edeowie Homestead and ultimately from “an Aboriginal word meaning diamond sparrow water, from "ethie" meaning diamond sparrow and "owie" meaning water.” It is located entirely within the locality of Flinders Ranges. Hundred of Nilpena The Hundred of Nilpena () was proclaimed on 1 December 1881. It covers an area of . Its name was derived from the Nilpena Homestead and ultimately from a “native name applied to W J Brown's sheep station” whose meaning is not known. Its western side is