County of Ferguson

Ferguson
Location within Queensland
Location within Queensland
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
Lands administrative divisions around Ferguson
Kimberley Pakington Raglan
Kimberley Ferguson Pelham
Bauhinia Dawson Dawson

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 Banana 24°30′S 150°07′E / 24.500°S 150.117°E / -24.500; 150.117 (Banana Parish) Banana
Barfield Banana 24°34′S 150°15′E / 24.567°S 150.250°E / -24.567; 150.250 (Barfield Parish) Tarramba
Benleith Banana 24°11′S 149°54′E / 24.183°S 149.900°E / -24.183; 149.900 (Benleith Parish) Baralaba
Capayan Banana 24°28′S 149°56′E / 24.467°S 149.933°E / -24.467; 149.933 (Capayan Parish)
Cottenham Banana 24°22′S 150°08′E / 24.367°S 150.133°E / -24.367; 150.133 (Cottenham Parish)
Fairview Banana 24°20′S 149°55′E / 24.333°S 149.917°E / -24.333; 149.917 (Fairview Parish)
Granville Banana 24°10′S 150°03′E / 24.167°S 150.050°E / -24.167; 150.050 (Granville Parish) Kokotungo
Moura Banana 24°36′S 150°00′E / 24.600°S 150.000°E / -24.600; 150.000 (Moura Parish) Moura
Neimen Banana 24°28′S 150°15′E / 24.467°S 150.250°E / -24.467; 150.250 (Neimen Parish)
Olinda Banana 24°02′S 149°54′E / 24.033°S 149.900°E / -24.033; 149.900 (Olinda Parish)
Woolein Banana 24°11′S 150°10′E / 24.183°S 150.167°E / -24.183; 150.167 (Woolein Parish) Rannes

References

  1. ^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  2. ^ "Ferguson (entry 12279)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ Leichhardt District, County of Ferguson Maps - H1 Series at Queensland Archives.

24°28′S 150°08′E / 24.467°S 150.133°E / -24.467; 150.133