Carrieton
| Carrieton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Carrieton Memorial hall and council office. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°25′34″S 138°31′44″E / 32.426072°S 138.529015°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 51 (SAL 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 10 April 1879 (town) 16 December 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5432 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 440 m (1,444 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 327.8 km (204 mi) N of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Orroroo Carrieton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Dalhousie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Carrieton is a small town situated in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. It is located between the towns of Orroroo to the south and Cradock to the north.
Originally opened in 1877 as Yanyarrie Whim, (Yanyarrie in the local indigenous dialect is the word for "eagle feathers") with the construction of a post office, the settlement was renamed in 1888 as Carrieton, after the daughter of Governor Jervois, Lucy Caroline.