County of Ferguson explained

Type:cadastral
Ferguson
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Kimberley
Near-N:Pakington
Near-Ne:Raglan
Near-E:Pelham
Near-Se:Dawson
Near-S:Dawson
Near-Sw:Bauhinia
Near-W:Kimberley

The County of Ferguson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.[2] [3]

Parishes

Ferguson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Banana -24.5°N 157°W Banana
Barfield Banana -24.5667°N 165°W Tarramba
Benleith Banana -24.1833°N 203°W Baralaba
Capayan Banana -24.4667°N 205°W
Cottenham Banana -24.3667°N 158°W
Fairview Banana -24.3333°N 204°W
Granville Banana -24.1667°N 153°W Kokotungo
Moura Banana -24.6°N 150°W Moura
Neimen Banana -24.4667°N 165°W
Olinda Banana -24.0333°N 203°W
Woolein Banana -24.1833°N 160°W Rannes

References

-24.4667°N 158°W

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane
  2. 8 September 2015.
  3. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1764 Leichhardt District, County of Ferguson Maps - H1 Series