County of Elphinstone

Elphinstone
Cadastral division
Location within Queensland
Location within Queensland
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
Lands administrative divisions around Elphinstone
Wilkie Gray Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean
Wilkie Gray Elphinstone Gladstone
Davenport Davenport Murray

The County of Elphinstone is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Townsville. It was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple (1826–1876), a politician and explorer.[1][2] The county is divided into civil parishes. Townsville is mentioned as being in the county of Elphinstone in the 1911 Britannica.[3] It is bounded by the Haughton River in the east, and part of the Burdekin River in the south-west.[4]

Parishes

Elphinstone is divided into parishes, listed as follows:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
AbbotsfordBurdekin19°27′S 147°03′E / 19.450°S 147.050°E / -19.450; 147.050 (Abbotsford Parish)Cungulla
BeorTownsville19°22′S 146°52′E / 19.367°S 146.867°E / -19.367; 146.867 (Beor Parish)Oonoonba
BohleTownsville19°15′S 146°40′E / 19.250°S 146.667°E / -19.250; 146.667 (Bohle Parish)Deeragun
CardingtonCharters Towers19°49′S 146°48′E / 19.817°S 146.800°E / -19.817; 146.800 (Cardington Parish)
CoonambelahTownsville19°14′S 146°47′E / 19.233°S 146.783°E / -19.233; 146.783 (Coonambelah Parish)Townsville, Kirwan, Pallarenda
CrimeaCharters Towers19°45′S 146°40′E / 19.750°S 146.667°E / -19.750; 146.667 (Crimea Parish)
CunninghamCharters Towers19°54′S 146°44′E / 19.900°S 146.733°E / -19.900; 146.733 (Cunningham Parish)Mingela
EttrickTownsville19°19′S 147°00′E / 19.317°S 147.000°E / -19.317; 147.000 (Ettrick Parish)
GlenrockTownsville19°37′S 146°38′E / 19.617°S 146.633°E / -19.617; 146.633 (Glenrock Parish)
GraniteTownsville19°30′S 146°37′E / 19.500°S 146.617°E / -19.500; 146.617 (Granite Parish)
HalifaxTownsville19°13′S 146°33′E / 19.217°S 146.550°E / -19.217; 146.550 (Halifax Parish)Bluewater
HerveyTownsville19°21′S 146°30′E / 19.350°S 146.500°E / -19.350; 146.500 (Hervey Parish)
LansdowneTownsville19°30′S 146°47′E / 19.500°S 146.783°E / -19.500; 146.783 (Lansdowne Parish)
MagentaTownsville19°38′S 146°52′E / 19.633°S 146.867°E / -19.633; 146.867 (Magenta Parish)Woodstock
MagneticTownsville19°07′S 146°49′E / 19.117°S 146.817°E / -19.117; 146.817 (Magnetic Parish)Magnetic Island
RokebyTownsville19°32′S 146°56′E / 19.533°S 146.933°E / -19.533; 146.933 (Rokeby Parish)
RossTownsville19°23′S 146°40′E / 19.383°S 146.667°E / -19.383; 146.667 (Ross Parish)Alice River, Kelso
ScottBurdekin19°34′S 147°03′E / 19.567°S 147.050°E / -19.567; 147.050 (Scott Parish)Giru
StuartTownsville19°22′S 146°48′E / 19.367°S 146.800°E / -19.367; 146.800 (Stuart Parish)Stuart, Annandale, Douglas
WoodstockTownsville19°42′S 146°59′E / 19.700°S 146.983°E / -19.700; 146.983 (Woodstock Parish)
WyomingTownsville19°38′S 146°47′E / 19.633°S 146.783°E / -19.633; 146.783 (Wyoming Parish)

References

  1. ↑ "Elphinestone – county (entry 11567)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  3. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Townsville" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 113.
  4. ↑ North Kennedy District, County of Elphinstone Maps - L6 Series at Queensland Archives.
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