| Type: | cadastral |
| Banks | |
| State: | qld |
| Image Upright: | 0.81 |
| Near-Nw: | Melville |
| Near-N: | Melville |
| Near-W: | Mosman |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Sw: | Chelmsford |
| Near-S: | Dagmar |
| Near-Se: | Solander |
The county of Banks is one of the counties of Queensland, Australia, that existed before 1901.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It is located in Far North Queensland, and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, who with Captain James Cook landed in 1770 at a location within the county. Banks includes the towns of Cooktown, Lakeland and Laura.[2]
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annan | ||||
| Battle Camp | ||||
| Bullhead | Lakeland | |||
| Cahir | ||||
| Cook | Cooktown | |||
| Cowton | ||||
| Deighton | Laura | |||
| Discovery | Hope Vale (A) | |||
| Emla | ||||
| Endeavour | Hope Vale (A) | |||
| Flattery | Hope Vale (A) | |||
| Gore | ||||
| Green | ||||
| Gresley | ||||
| Hann | Hope Vale (A) | Hope Vale | ||
| Hicks | ||||
| Lythe | ||||
| Macquarie | ||||
| McIvor | ||||
| Melsonby | ||||
| Monkhouse | ||||
| Munburra | ||||
| Ninda | ||||
| Pickersgill | ||||
| Pryde | ||||
| Ruby | ||||
| Saunders | ||||
| Solander | ||||
| Tayeto | Hope Vale (A) | |||
| Tupia | ||||
| Welbury | ||||
| Yarico |