Stonehenge, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Not to be confused with Stonehenge, Queensland (Barcoo Shire).
Stonehenge
Queensland
Stonehenge
Coordinates 28°07′00″S 151°22′59″E / 28.11667°S 151.38306°E / -28.11667; 151.38306Coordinates: 28°07′00″S 151°22′59″E / 28.11667°S 151.38306°E / -28.11667; 151.38306
Postcode(s) 4357
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Stonehenge:
Rocky Creek Punchs Creek Tummaville
Kooroongarra Stonehenge Leyburn
Canning Creek Mosquito Creek Karara

Stonehenge is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The locality was named after a relatively small pastoral run established by Herbert Evans in the 1840s. The name relates to rock formations near the homestead.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stonehenge (entry 48069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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