County of Merivale

Merivale Queensland

Location within Queensland

Lands administrative divisions around Merivale Derby Aubigny Churchill Marsh Merivale Ward Bentinck Buller (NSW) Rous (NSW)

The County of Merivale is a county located on the southern boundary of the state of Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county was named in honour of Herman Merivale, the British permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. Its boundaries were declared and made subject to the Land Act 1897 on 7 March 1901.^[1] Population centres within the County of Merivale include the towns of Warwick, Allora and Killarney.^[2]

Parishes

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Allora	Southern Downs	28°01′S 151°59′E / 28.017°S 151.983°E / -28.017; 151.983 (Allora Parish)
Canal Creek	Southern Downs	28°10′S 151°32′E / 28.167°S 151.533°E / -28.167; 151.533 (Canal Creek Parish)
Canning	Southern Downs	28°10′S 152°07′E / 28.167°S 152.117°E / -28.167; 152.117 (Canning Parish)
Cunningham	Southern Downs	28°17′S 152°12′E / 28.283°S 152.2°E / -28.283; 152.2 (Cunningham Parish)
Dalrymple	Southern Downs	28°00′S 151°52′E / 28°S 151.867°E / -28; 151.867 (Dalrymple Parish)
Deuchar	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°11′E / 28.117°S 152.183°E / -28.117; 152.183 (Deuchar Parish)
Ellangowan	Toowoomba	27°54′S 151°37′E / 27.9°S 151.617°E / -27.9; 151.617 (Ellangowan Parish)
Emu Vale	Southern Downs	28°14′S 152°22′E / 28.233°S 152.367°E / -28.233; 152.367 (Emu Vale Parish)
Gilbert	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°19′E / 28.117°S 152.317°E / -28.117; 152.317 (Gilbert Parish)
Gladfield	Southern Downs	28°01′S 152°18′E / 28.017°S 152.3°E / -28.017; 152.3 (Gladfield Parish)
Glengallan	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°03′E / 28.117°S 152.05°E / -28.117; 152.05 (Glengallan Parish)
Goomburra	Southern Downs	28°00′S 152°07′E / 28°S 152.117°E / -28; 152.117 (Goomburra Parish)
Gore	Toowoomba	27°57′S 151°22′E / 27.95°S 151.367°E / -27.95; 151.367 (Gore Parish)
Hanmer	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°38′E / 28.117°S 151.633°E / -28.117; 151.633 (Hanmer Parish)
Killarney	Southern Downs	28°22′S 152°18′E / 28.367°S 152.3°E / -28.367; 152.3 (Killarney Parish)
Kings Creek	Toowoomba	27°59′S 151°47′E / 27.983°S 151.783°E / -27.983; 151.783 (Kings Creek Parish)
Leslie	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°59′E / 28.117°S 151.983°E / -28.117; 151.983 (Killarney Parish)
Leyburn	Southern Downs	28°02′S 151°34′E / 28.033°S 151.567°E / -28.033; 151.567 (Leyburn Parish)
North Toolburra	Southern Downs	28°06′S 151°52′E / 28.1°S 151.867°E / -28.1; 151.867 (North Toolburra Parish)
Palgrave	Southern Downs	28°17′S 151°44′E / 28.283°S 151.733°E / -28.283; 151.733 (Palgrave Parish)
Pratten	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°45′E / 28.117°S 151.75°E / -28.117; 151.75 (Pratteb Parish)
Robinson	Southern Downs	28°10′S 152°12′E / 28.167°S 152.2°E / -28.167; 152.2 (Robinson Parish)
Rosenthal	Southern Downs	28°22′S 151°56′E / 28.367°S 151.933°E / -28.367; 151.933 (Rosenthal Parish)
South Toolburra	Southern Downs	28°13′S 151°48′E / 28.217°S 151.8°E / -28.217; 151.8 (North Toolburra Parish)
Talgai	Southern Downs	28°01′S 151°42′E / 28.017°S 151.7°E / -28.017; 151.7 (Talgai Parish)
Tummaville	Toowoomba	27°59′S 151°29′E / 27.983°S 151.483°E / -27.983; 151.483 (Tummaville Parish)
Warwick	Southern Downs	28°12′S 152°00′E / 28.2°S 152°E / -28.2; 152 (Warwick Parish)
Wildash	Southern Downs	28°21′S 152°04′E / 28.35°S 152.067°E / -28.35; 152.067 (Wildash Parish)

See also

• Cadastral divisions of Queensland

References

1. ^ "Place name details: Merivale". Queensland Government (Department of Environment and Resource Management). 4 March 2008. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=21641. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
2. ^ Darling Downs District, County of Merivale Maps - C1 Series at Queensland Archives.

Coordinates: 28°07′S 151°42′E / 28.117°S 151.7°E / -28.117; 151.7