Crookston is a small rural settlement in
West Otago
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Etymology
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, in the
South Island
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of
New Zealand
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. It is located on
SH 90 between
Tapanui
Tapanui is a small town in West Otago in New Zealand's South Island, close to the boundary with Southland region.
It is a forestry town at the foot of the Blue Mountains and the Pomahaka River. Popular pastimes include deer stalking and trout ...
and
Edievale, and lies 6 km east of
Heriot.
The name of Crookston is likely in honour of an early surveyor. The settlement was previously known as Crookston Flat and McKellars Flat.
[ Reed, A.W. (1975). ''Place names of New Zealand''. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 94.]
References
Populated places in Otago
Clutha District
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