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]

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

Parishes

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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

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  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