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Dealesville is a mixed farming town in the
Free State province of
South Africa
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and is surrounded by numerous salt pans. There are many natural springs in the vicinity, most notably Florisbad some 35 km from the town.
The town was established on the farm ''Klipfontein'' (
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for ''Stone fountain''), which was owned by John Henry Deale.
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Town some 70 km north-west of Bloemfontein
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, 55 km south-east of Boshof
Boshof is a farming town in the west of the Free State province, South Africa.
The town is 55 km north-east of Kimberley on the R64 road. Established in March 1856 on the farm Vanwyksvlei, which had been named after a Griqua who sowed his ...
and 111 km north-east of Kimberley
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. It was laid out on the farm Klipfontein and named after the owner, John Henry Deale. It was proclaimed a township in 1899 and achieved municipal status in 1914. The spas Baden-Baden and Florisbad
Florisbad is a health resort 45 km northwest of Bloemfontein and 47 km south-west of Brandfort, near the Haagenstad salt-pan. Named after Floris Venter who opened up the mineral spring. Florisbad archaeological and paleontological site ...
are respectively 14 and 37 km from Dealesville.
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Populated places in the Tokologo Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1899