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Cadastral in Queensland, Australia
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander.[2] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica.[3] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.[4]
Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:
| Parish |
LGA |
Coordinates |
Towns
|
| Barron |
Tablelands |
17°15′S 145°29′E / 17.250°S 145.483°E / -17.250; 145.483 (Barron Parish) |
Atherton, Tolga
|
| Bartle Frere |
Tablelands |
17°25′S 145°45′E / 17.417°S 145.750°E / -17.417; 145.750 (Bartle Frere Parish) |
|
| Bellenden Ker |
Cairns |
17°20′S 145°53′E / 17.333°S 145.883°E / -17.333; 145.883 (Bellenden Ker Parish) |
Babinda, Bellenden Ker, Miriwinni
|
| Cairns |
Cairns |
16°53′S 145°40′E / 16.883°S 145.667°E / -16.883; 145.667 (Cairns Parish) |
Cairns, Kuranda
|
| Danbulla |
Tablelands |
17°07′S 145°36′E / 17.117°S 145.600°E / -17.117; 145.600 (Danbulla Parish) |
|
| Dinden |
Mareeba |
17°00′S 145°34′E / 17.000°S 145.567°E / -17.000; 145.567 (Dinden Parish) |
|
| Dirran |
Tablelands |
17°30′S 145°37′E / 17.500°S 145.617°E / -17.500; 145.617 (Dirran Parish) |
Tarzali, Millaa Millaa
|
| Dulanban |
Cairns |
16°40′S 145°33′E / 16.667°S 145.550°E / -16.667; 145.550 (Dulanban Parish) |
|
| East Barron |
Tablelands |
17°19′S 145°33′E / 17.317°S 145.550°E / -17.317; 145.550 (East Barron Parish) |
Yungaburra
|
| Formartine |
Mareeba |
16°52′S 145°29′E / 16.867°S 145.483°E / -16.867; 145.483 (Formartine Parish) |
|
| Gadgarra |
Tablelands |
17°15′S 145°44′E / 17.250°S 145.733°E / -17.250; 145.733 (Gadgarra Parish) |
|
| Glady |
Cassowary Coast |
17°28′S 145°56′E / 17.467°S 145.933°E / -17.467; 145.933 (Glady Parish) |
Flying Fish Point
|
| Grafton |
Cairns |
17°05′S 145°44′E / 17.083°S 145.733°E / -17.083; 145.733 (Grafton Parish) |
Edmonton, Gordonvale
|
| Hull |
Cassowary Coast |
17°47′S 146°00′E / 17.783°S 146.000°E / -17.783; 146.000 (Hull Parish) |
Silkwood, South Mission Beach, El Arish
|
| Japoon |
Cassowary Coast |
17°44′S 145°55′E / 17.733°S 145.917°E / -17.733; 145.917 (Japoon Parish) |
Japoon
|
| Johnstone |
Cassowary Coast |
17°36′S 145°55′E / 17.600°S 145.917°E / -17.600; 145.917 (Johnstone Parish) |
Innisfail, South Johnstone
|
| Jordan |
Cassowary Coast |
17°39′S 145°45′E / 17.650°S 145.750°E / -17.650; 145.750 (Jordan Parish) |
|
| Malanda |
Tablelands |
17°22′S 145°37′E / 17.367°S 145.617°E / -17.367; 145.617 (Malanda Parish) |
Malanda
|
| Monamona |
Mareeba |
16°46′S 145°30′E / 16.767°S 145.500°E / -16.767; 145.500 (Monamona Parish) |
|
| Mourilyan |
Cassowary Coast |
17°37′S 146°03′E / 17.617°S 146.050°E / -17.617; 146.050 (Mourilyan Parish) |
Mourilyan, parts of Innisfail
|
| Palmerston |
Cassowary Coast |
17°34′S 145°45′E / 17.567°S 145.750°E / -17.567; 145.750 (Palmerston Parish)
|
| Russell |
Cairns |
17°19′S 145°59′E / 17.317°S 145.983°E / -17.317; 145.983 (Russell Parish) |
Bramston Beach
|
| Smithfield |
Tablelands |
16°46′S 145°38′E / 16.767°S 145.633°E / -16.767; 145.633 (Smithfield Parish) |
Northern Beaches
|
| Sophia |
Cairns |
17°07′S 145°52′E / 17.117°S 145.867°E / -17.117; 145.867 (Sophia Parish) |
Aloomba
|
| Tinaroo |
Mareeba |
17°04′S 145°25′E / 17.067°S 145.417°E / -17.067; 145.417 (Tinaroo Parish) |
Mareeba, Walkamin
|
| Trinity |
Cairns |
16°58′S 145°49′E / 16.967°S 145.817°E / -16.967; 145.817 (Trinity Parish) |
Yarrabah
|
16°55′S 145°47′E / 16.917°S 145.783°E / -16.917; 145.783
