County of Nares

Nares
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Nares:
Chelmsford Solander Pacific Ocean
Dagmar Nares Pacific Ocean
Hodgkinson Cardwell Pacific Ocean

The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander.[1] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica.[2] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.[3]

Parishes

Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
BarronTablelands17°15′S 145°29′E / 17.250°S 145.483°E / -17.250; 145.483 (Barron Parish)Atherton, Tolga
Bartle FrereTablelands17°25′S 145°45′E / 17.417°S 145.750°E / -17.417; 145.750 (Bartle Frere Parish)
Bellenden KerCairns17°20′S 145°53′E / 17.333°S 145.883°E / -17.333; 145.883 (Bellenden Ker Parish)Babinda, Bellenden Ker, Miriwinni
CairnsCairns16°53′S 145°40′E / 16.883°S 145.667°E / -16.883; 145.667 (Cairns Parish)Cairns, Kuranda
DanbullaTablelands17°07′S 145°36′E / 17.117°S 145.600°E / -17.117; 145.600 (Danbulla Parish)
DindenMareeba17°00′S 145°34′E / 17.000°S 145.567°E / -17.000; 145.567 (Dinden Parish)
DirranTablelands17°30′S 145°37′E / 17.500°S 145.617°E / -17.500; 145.617 (Dirran Parish)Tarzali, Millaa Millaa
DulanbanCairns16°40′S 145°33′E / 16.667°S 145.550°E / -16.667; 145.550 (Dulanban Parish)
East BarronTablelands17°19′S 145°33′E / 17.317°S 145.550°E / -17.317; 145.550 (East Barron Parish)Yungaburra
FormartineMareeba16°52′S 145°29′E / 16.867°S 145.483°E / -16.867; 145.483 (Formartine Parish)
GadgarraTablelands17°15′S 145°44′E / 17.250°S 145.733°E / -17.250; 145.733 (Gadgarra Parish)
GladyCassowary Coast17°28′S 145°56′E / 17.467°S 145.933°E / -17.467; 145.933 (Glady Parish)Flying Fish Point
GraftonCairns17°05′S 145°44′E / 17.083°S 145.733°E / -17.083; 145.733 (Grafton Parish)Edmonton, Gordonvale
HullCassowary Coast17°47′S 146°00′E / 17.783°S 146.000°E / -17.783; 146.000 (Hull Parish)Silkwood, South Mission Beach, El Arish
JapoonCassowary Coast17°44′S 145°55′E / 17.733°S 145.917°E / -17.733; 145.917 (Japoon Parish)Japoon
JohnstoneCassowary Coast17°36′S 145°55′E / 17.600°S 145.917°E / -17.600; 145.917 (Johnstone Parish)Innisfail, South Johnstone
JordanCassowary Coast17°39′S 145°45′E / 17.650°S 145.750°E / -17.650; 145.750 (Jordan Parish)
MalandaTablelands17°22′S 145°37′E / 17.367°S 145.617°E / -17.367; 145.617 (Malanda Parish)Malanda
MonamonaMareeba16°46′S 145°30′E / 16.767°S 145.500°E / -16.767; 145.500 (Monamona Parish)
MourilyanCassowary Coast17°37′S 146°03′E / 17.617°S 146.050°E / -17.617; 146.050 (Mourilyan Parish)Mourilyan, parts of Innisfail
PalmerstonCassowary Coast17°34′S 145°45′E / 17.567°S 145.750°E / -17.567; 145.750 (Palmerston Parish)
RussellCairns17°19′S 145°59′E / 17.317°S 145.983°E / -17.317; 145.983 (Russell Parish)Bramston Beach
SmithfieldTablelands16°46′S 145°38′E / 16.767°S 145.633°E / -16.767; 145.633 (Smithfield Parish)Northern Beaches
SophiaCairns17°07′S 145°52′E / 17.117°S 145.867°E / -17.117; 145.867 (Sophia Parish)Aloomba
TinarooMareeba17°04′S 145°25′E / 17.067°S 145.417°E / -17.067; 145.417 (Tinaroo Parish)Mareeba, Walkamin
TrinityCairns16°58′S 145°49′E / 16.967°S 145.817°E / -16.967; 145.817 (Trinity Parish)Yarrabah

References

  1. ↑ "Nares - county (entry 23870)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ↑ 1911 Britannica, Cairns Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Cook District, County of Nares Maps - P9 Series Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. at Queensland Archives.

Coordinates: 16°55′S 145°47′E / 16.917°S 145.783°E / -16.917; 145.783

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