Geranium Plains, South Australia
| Geranium Plains South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 St Stephen's Lutheran Church | |||||||||||||||
  Geranium Plains | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′S 139°13′E / 33.98°S 139.21°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5381 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Geranium Plains is a small town in the Regional Council of Goyder in South Australia. The post office opened in 1894, but has since closed. There was a proposal to rename it to Iperta in 1916, but this did not go ahead.[2]
The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[3] The present boundaries for the Bounded Locality were set in August 2000.[4]
St Stephen's Lutheran church opened in 1900, and as of 2016[update] holds services twice monthly.[5] It also hosted the state school from 1901 to 1917. It is now part of the "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish", which includes Lutheran churches at Robertstown, Point Pass, Geranium Plains, Eudunda, Neales Flat and Peep Hill.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Geranium Plains (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Geranium Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 17 September 2008. SA0025828. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area - Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
- ^ "Placename Details: Geranium Plains". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 2 October 2008. SA0049305. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "St Stephens Lutheran Church Geranium Plain". Lutheran Church of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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