Murchison County Facts for Kids

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Lands administrative divisions around Murchison:
Courallie	Burnett	Arrawatta
Jamison	Murchison	Hardinge
Nandewar	Darling	Hardinge

Murchison County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia.

Murchison County is named in honour of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) First Baronet and geologist.

Parishes

Murchison_County_(NSW)_Map_1886

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Anderson	Gwydir Shire	30°07′54″S 150°33′04″E / 30.13167°S 150.55111°E / -30.13167; 150.55111 (Anderson Parish)
Austen	Gwydir Shire	29°59′54″S 150°21′04″E / 29.99833°S 150.35111°E / -29.99833; 150.35111 (Austen Parish)
Bangheet	Gwydir Shire	29°48′54″S 150°30′04″E / 29.81500°S 150.50111°E / -29.81500; 150.50111 (Bangheet Parish)
Bingara	Gwydir Shire	29°51′54″S 150°32′04″E / 29.86500°S 150.53444°E / -29.86500; 150.53444 (Bingara Parish)
Boomi	Moree Plains Shire	30°12′54″S 150°18′04″E / 30.21500°S 150.30111°E / -30.21500; 150.30111 (Boomi Parish)
Capel	Gwydir Shire	30°08′54″S 150°40′04″E / 30.14833°S 150.66778°E / -30.14833; 150.66778 (Capel Parish)
Caroda	Moree Plains Shire	29°59′54″S 150°15′04″E / 29.99833°S 150.25111°E / -29.99833; 150.25111 (Caroda Parish)
Cobbadah	Gwydir Shire	30°14′54″S 150°34′04″E / 30.24833°S 150.56778°E / -30.24833; 150.56778 (Cobbadah Parish)
Crawley	Gwydir Shire	30°14′54″S 150°28′04″E / 30.24833°S 150.46778°E / -30.24833; 150.46778 (Crawley Parish)
Currangandi	Gwydir Shire	30°09′54″S 150°20′04″E / 30.16500°S 150.33444°E / -30.16500; 150.33444 (Currangandi Parish)
Delingera	Gwydir Shire	29°43′54″S 150°39′04″E / 29.73167°S 150.65111°E / -29.73167; 150.65111 (Delingera Parish)
Delungra	Inverell Shire	29°36′54″S 150°45′04″E / 29.61500°S 150.75111°E / -29.61500; 150.75111 (Delungra Parish)
Derra Derra	Gwydir Shire	29°52′24″S 150°30′04″E / 29.87333°S 150.50111°E / -29.87333; 150.50111 (Derra Derra Parish)
Dingo	Gwydir Shire	29°52′54″S 150°50′04″E / 29.88167°S 150.83444°E / -29.88167; 150.83444 (Dingo Parish)
Dinoga	Gwydir Shire	30°00′54″S 150°34′04″E / 30.01500°S 150.56778°E / -30.01500; 150.56778 (Dinoga Parish)
Drummond	Gwydir Shire	30°06′54″S 150°45′04″E / 30.11500°S 150.75111°E / -30.11500; 150.75111 (Drummond Parish)
Dumboy	Gwydir Shire	29°39′54″S 150°41′04″E / 29.66500°S 150.68444°E / -29.66500; 150.68444 (Dumboy Parish)
Dunnee	Gwydir Shire	30°10′54″S 150°30′04″E / 30.18167°S 150.50111°E / -30.18167; 150.50111 (Dunnee Parish)
Durham	Gwydir Shire	29°48′54″S 150°44′04″E / 29.81500°S 150.73444°E / -29.81500; 150.73444 (Durham Parish)
Eulowrie	Gwydir Shire	30°03′54″S 150°07′04″E / 30.06500°S 150.11778°E / -30.06500; 150.11778 (Eulowrie Parish)
Evans	Gwydir Shire	29°52′24″S 150°42′04″E / 29.87333°S 150.70111°E / -29.87333; 150.70111 (Evans Parish)
Furber	Gwydir Shire	29°56′54″S 150°51′04″E / 29.94833°S 150.85111°E / -29.94833; 150.85111 (Furber Parish)
Glass	Gwydir Shire	29°43′54″S 150°20′04″E / 29.73167°S 150.33444°E / -29.73167; 150.33444 (Glass Parish)
Gouron	Gwydir Shire	29°59′54″S 150°40′04″E / 29.99833°S 150.66778°E / -29.99833; 150.66778 (Gouron Parish)
Gum Flat	Inverell Shire	29°43′54″S 150°59′04″E / 29.73167°S 150.98444°E / -29.73167; 150.98444 (Gum Flat Parish)
Gundamulda	Gwydir Shire	30°14′54″S 150°45′04″E / 30.24833°S 150.75111°E / -30.24833; 150.75111 (Gundamulda Parish)
Hall	Gwydir Shire	30°04′54″S 150°34′04″E / 30.08167°S 150.56778°E / -30.08167; 150.56778 (Hall Parish)
Horton	Gwydir Shire	30°11′54″S 150°24′04″E / 30.19833°S 150.40111°E / -30.19833; 150.40111 (Horton Parish)
Keera	Gwydir Shire	30°01′54″S 150°45′04″E / 30.03167°S 150.75111°E / -30.03167; 150.75111 (Keera Parish)
King	Gwydir Shire	30°04′54″S 150°28′04″E / 30.08167°S 150.46778°E / -30.08167; 150.46778 (King Parish)
Lindesay	Gwydir Shire	30°18′54″S 150°21′04″E / 30.31500°S 150.35111°E / -30.31500; 150.35111 (Lindesay Parish)
Little Plain	Inverell Shire	29°48′54″S 150°54′04″E / 29.81500°S 150.90111°E / -29.81500; 150.90111 (Little Plain Parish)
Macintyre	Gwydir Shire	30°04′54″S 150°41′04″E / 30.08167°S 150.68444°E / -30.08167; 150.68444 (Macintyre Parish)
McKinnon	Gwydir Shire	30°06′54″S 150°50′04″E / 30.11500°S 150.83444°E / -30.11500; 150.83444 (Mckinnon Parish)
Mehi	Gwydir Shire	29°59′54″S 150°57′04″E / 29.99833°S 150.95111°E / -29.99833; 150.95111 (Mehi Parish)
Milroy	Gwydir Shire	29°49′54″S 150°34′04″E / 29.83167°S 150.56778°E / -29.83167; 150.56778 (Milroy Parish)
Munro	Gwydir Shire	30°01′54″S 150°50′04″E / 30.03167°S 150.83444°E / -30.03167; 150.83444 (Munro Parish)
Myall	Gwydir Shire	29°49′54″S 150°39′04″E / 29.83167°S 150.65111°E / -29.83167; 150.65111 (Myall Parish)
Paleroo	Gwydir Shire	30°06′54″S 150°08′04″E / 30.11500°S 150.13444°E / -30.11500; 150.13444 (Paleroo Parish)
Pallal	Gwydir Shire	29°59′54″S 150°26′04″E / 29.99833°S 150.43444°E / -29.99833; 150.43444 (Pallal Parish)
Piedmont	Gwydir Shire	30°14′54″S 150°40′04″E / 30.24833°S 150.66778°E / -30.24833; 150.66778 (Piedmont Parish)
Pringle	Gwydir Shire	30°04′54″S 150°16′04″E / 30.08167°S 150.26778°E / -30.08167; 150.26778 (Pringle Parish)
Rider	Gwydir Shire	29°51′54″S 150°19′04″E / 29.86500°S 150.31778°E / -29.86500; 150.31778 (Rider Parish)
Rusden	Gwydir Shire	30°13′54″S 150°13′04″E / 30.23167°S 150.21778°E / -30.23167; 150.21778 (Rusden Parish)
Stag	Inverell Shire	29°47′54″S 150°50′04″E / 29.79833°S 150.83444°E / -29.79833; 150.83444 (Stag Parish)
Tange	Gwydir Shire	29°56′54″S 150°30′04″E / 29.94833°S 150.50111°E / -29.94833; 150.50111 (Tange Parish)
Turrawarra	Inverell Shire	29°41′54″S 150°40′04″E / 29.69833°S 150.66778°E / -29.69833; 150.66778 (Turrawarra Parish)
Wyndham	Gwydir Shire	29°43′54″S 150°33′04″E / 29.73167°S 150.55111°E / -29.73167; 150.55111 (Wyndham Parish)

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