| Type: | cadastral |
| Nares | |
| State: | qld |
| Image Upright: | 0.81 |
| Near-Nw: | Chelmsford |
| Near-N: | Solander |
| Near-Ne: | Pacific Ocean |
| Near-E: | Pacific Ocean |
| Near-Se: | Pacific Ocean |
| Near-S: | Cardwell |
| Near-Sw: | Hodgkinson |
| Near-W: | Dagmar |
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of .[2] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica.[3] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.[4]
Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron | -17.25°N 174°W | Atherton, Tolga | ||
| Bartle Frere | -17.4167°N 190°W | |||
| Bellenden Ker | -17.3333°N 198°W | Babinda, Bellenden Ker, Miriwinni | ||
| Cairns | -16.8833°N 185°W | Cairns, Kuranda | ||
| -17.1167°N 181°W | ||||
| Dinden | -17°N 179°W | |||
| Dirran | -17.5°N 182°W | Tarzali, Millaa Millaa | ||
| Dulanban | -16.6667°N 178°W | |||
| East Barron | -17.3167°N 178°W | Yungaburra | ||
| Formartine | -16.8667°N 174°W | |||
| Gadgarra | -17.25°N 189°W | |||
| Glady | -17.4667°N 201°W | Flying Fish Point | ||
| Grafton | -17.0833°N 189°W | Edmonton, Gordonvale | ||
| Hull | -17.7833°N 146°W | Silkwood, South Mission Beach, El Arish | ||
| Japoon | -17.7333°N 200°W | Japoon | ||
| Johnstone | -17.6°N 200°W | Innisfail, South Johnstone | ||
| Jordan | -17.65°N 190°W | |||
| Malanda | -17.3667°N 182°W | Malanda | ||
| Monamona | -16.7667°N 175°W | |||
| Mourilyan | -17.6167°N 149°W | Mourilyan, parts of Innisfail | ||
| Palmerston | -17.5667°N 190°W | |||
| Russell | -17.3167°N 204°W | Bramston Beach | ||
| Smithfield | -16.7667°N 183°W | Northern Beaches | ||
| Sophia | -17.1167°N 197°W | Aloomba | ||
| Tinaroo | -17.0667°N 170°W | Mareeba, Walkamin | ||
| Trinity | -16.9667°N 194°W | Yarrabah |
