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. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of the 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:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Barron	Tablelands	17°15′S 145°29′E / 17.25°S 145.483°E / -17.25; 145.483 (Barron Parish)
Bartle Frere	Tablelands	17°25′S 145°45′E / 17.417°S 145.75°E / -17.417; 145.75 (Barron Parish)
Bellenden Ker	Cairns	17°20′S 145°53′E / 17.333°S 145.883°E / -17.333; 145.883 (Bellenden Ker Parish)
Cairns	Cairns	16°53′S 145°40′E / 16.883°S 145.667°E / -16.883; 145.667 (Cairns Parish)
Danbulla	Tablelands	17°07′S 145°36′E / 17.117°S 145.6°E / -17.117; 145.6 (Danbulla Parish)
Dinden	Tablelands	17°00′S 145°34′E / 17°S 145.567°E / -17; 145.567 (Dinden Parish)
Dirran	Tablelands	17°30′S 145°37′E / 17.5°S 145.617°E / -17.5; 145.617 (Dirran Parish)
Dulanban	Cairns	16°40′S 145°33′E / 16.667°S 145.55°E / -16.667; 145.55 (Dulanban Parish)
East Barron	Tablelands	17°19′S 145°33′E / 17.317°S 145.55°E / -17.317; 145.55 (East Barron Parish)
Formartine	Tablelands	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 / 17.25°S 145.733°E / -17.25; 145.733 (Formartine Parish)
Glady	Cassowary Coast	17°28′S 145°56′E / 17.467°S 145.933°E / -17.467; 145.933 (Glady Parish)
Grafton	Cairns	17°05′S 145°44′E / 17.083°S 145.733°E / -17.083; 145.733 (Grafton Parish)
Hull	Cassowary Coast	17°47′S 146°00′E / 17.783°S 146°E / -17.783; 146 (Hull Parish)
Japoon	Cassowary Coast	17°44′S 145°55′E / 17.733°S 145.917°E / -17.733; 145.917 (Japoon Parish)
Johnstone	Cassowary Coast	17°36′S 145°55′E / 17.6°S 145.917°E / -17.6; 145.917 (Johnstone Parish)
Malanda	Tablelands	17°22′S 145°37′E / 17.367°S 145.617°E / -17.367; 145.617 (Malanda Parish)
Monamona	Tablelands	16°46′S 145°30′E / 16.767°S 145.5°E / -16.767; 145.5 (Monamona Parish)
Mourilyan	Cassowary Coast	17°37′S 146°03′E / 17.617°S 146.05°E / -17.617; 146.05 (Mourilyan Parish)
Palmerston	Cassowary Coast	17°34′S 145°45′E / 17.567°S 145.75°E / -17.567; 145.75 (Palmerston Parish)
Russell	Cairns	17°19′S 145°59′E / 17.317°S 145.983°E / -17.317; 145.983 (Russell Parish)
Smithfield	Tablelands	16°46′S 145°38′E / 16.767°S 145.633°E / -16.767; 145.633 (Smithfield Parish)
Sophia	Cairns	17°07′S 145°52′E / 17.117°S 145.867°E / -17.117; 145.867 (Sophia Parish)
Tinaroo	Tablelands	17°04′S 145°25′E / 17.067°S 145.417°E / -17.067; 145.417 (Tinaroo Parish)
Trinity	Cairns	16°58′S 145°49′E / 16.967°S 145.817°E / -16.967; 145.817 (Trinity Parish)

References

1. ^ Queensland government, place name details
2. ^ 1911 Britannica, Cairns
3. ^ Cook District, County of Nares Maps - P9 Series at Queensland Archives.

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