County of Nares, Queensland
- County of Nares, Queensland
Infobox Australian cadastral
name = Nares
state = Queensland
imagesize= 180px
caption = Location within Queensland
near-nw = Chelmsford
near-n = Banks
near-ne = "Pacific Ocean"
near-e = "Pacific Ocean"
near-se = "Pacific Ocean"
near-s = Cardwell
near-sw = Hodgkinson
near-w = DagmarThe 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. [ [http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=23870 Queensland government, place name details] ] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica. [ [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cairns 1911 Britannica, Cairns] ] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.
Parishes within this county
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