Rous County

Rous
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Rous:
Merivale (Qld) Ward (Qld) Pacific Ocean
Buller Rous Pacific Ocean
Drake Richmond Pacific Ocean

Rous County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located at the north-east tip of the state. It is bordered on the north by the border with Queensland and on the south by the Richmond River. It contains Lismore, Byron Bay and Murwillumbah.

Rous County was named in honour of Admiral Henry John Rous (1795-1877).[1]

Parishes within this county

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
Babyil Kyogle Shire 28°37′54″S 152°45′04″E / 28.63167°S 152.75111°E
Ballina Ballina Shire 28°49′54″S 153°33′04″E / 28.83167°S 153.55111°E
Berwick Tweed Shire 28°13′54″S 153°25′04″E / 28.23167°S 153.41778°E
Bexhill City of Lismore 28°45′54″S 153°22′04″E / 28.76500°S 153.36778°E
Billinudgel Tweed Shire 28°30′54″S 153°30′04″E / 28.51500°S 153.50111°E
Bingal Ballina Shire 28°56′54″S 153°28′04″E / 28.94833°S 153.46778°E
Blakebrook City of Lismore 28°45′54″S 153°16′04″E / 28.76500°S 153.26778°E
Boorabee City of Lismore 28°39′54″S 153°05′04″E / 28.66500°S 153.08444°E
Broadwater City of Lismore 29°00′54″S 153°24′04″E / 29.01500°S 153.40111°E
Brunswick Byron Shire 28°35′54″S 153°31′04″E / 28.59833°S 153.51778°E
Bungabbee City of Lismore 28°43′54″S 153°08′04″E / 28.73167°S 153.13444°E
Burrell Kyogle Shire 28°23′54″S 153°15′04″E / 28.39833°S 153.25111°E
Byron Byron Shire 28°39′54″S 153°32′04″E / 28.66500°S 153.53444°E
Chillingham Kyogle Shire 28°16′54″S 153°13′04″E / 28.28167°S 153.21778°E
Clunes City of Lismore 28°40′54″S 153°25′04″E / 28.68167°S 153.41778°E
Condong Tweed Shire 28°19′54″S 153°27′04″E / 28.33167°S 153.45111°E
Coraki City of Lismore 29°00′54″S 153°19′04″E / 29.01500°S 153.31778°E
Cougal Kyogle Shire 28°22′54″S 152°57′04″E / 28.38167°S 152.95111°E
Cudgen Tweed Shire 28°16′54″S 153°33′04″E / 28.28167°S 153.55111°E
Dunbible Tweed Shire 28°22′54″S 153°23′04″E / 28.38167°S 153.38444°E
Dunoon City of Lismore 28°39′54″S 153°19′04″E / 28.66500°S 153.31778°E
Dyraaba Kyogle Shire 28°47′54″S 152°47′04″E / 28.79833°S 152.78444°E
East Gundurimba City of Lismore 28°51′54″S 153°18′04″E / 28.86500°S 153.30111°E
Ettrick Kyogle Shire 28°34′54″S 152°52′04″E / 28.58167°S 152.86778°E
Fairy Mount Kyogle Shire 28°33′54″S 153°03′04″E / 28.56500°S 153.05111°E
Findon Kyogle Shire 28°22′54″S 152°51′04″E / 28.38167°S 152.85111°E
Geneva Kyogle Shire 28°36′54″S 152°57′04″E / 28.61500°S 152.95111°E
Gooninbar Kyogle Shire 28°29′54″S 153°16′04″E / 28.49833°S 153.26778°E
Hanging Rock City of Lismore 28°31′54″S 153°08′04″E / 28.53167°S 153.13444°E
Jasper Byron Shire 28°36′54″S 153°26′04″E / 28.61500°S 153.43444°E
Jiggi City of Lismore 28°36′54″S 153°08′04″E / 28.61500°S 153.13444°E
Kunghur Tweed Shire 28°27′54″S 153°12′04″E / 28.46500°S 153.20111°E
Kynnumboon Tweed Shire 28°16′54″S 153°20′04″E / 28.28167°S 153.33444°E
Kyogle Shire Richmond Valley Council 28°45′54″S 153°00′04″E / 28.76500°S 153.00111°E
Langwell Kyogle Shire 28°38′54″S 152°51′04″E / 28.64833°S 152.85111°E
Lismore City of Lismore 28°49′54″S 153°23′04″E / 28.83167°S 153.38444°E
Loadstone Kyogle Shire 28°25′54″S 152°57′04″E / 28.43167°S 152.95111°E
Meerschaum Ballina Shire 28°53′54″S 153°24′04″E / 28.89833°S 153.40111°E
Mooball Tweed Shire 28°24′54″S 153°29′04″E / 28.41500°S 153.48444°E
Mullumbimby Byron Shire 28°31′54″S 153°26′04″E / 28.53167°S 153.43444°E
Mummulgum Kyogle Shire 28°52′54″S 152°47′04″E / 28.88167°S 152.78444°E
Murwillumbah Tweed Shire 28°19′54″S 153°17′04″E / 28.33167°S 153.28444°E
Newrybar Ballina Shire 28°44′54″S 153°33′04″E / 28.74833°S 153.55111°E
Nimbin City of Lismore 28°37′54″S 153°14′04″E / 28.63167°S 153.23444°E
North Casino Richmond Valley Council 28°46′54″S 153°04′04″E / 28.78167°S 153.06778°E
North Codrington City of Lismore 28°55′54″S 153°15′04″E / 28.93167°S 153.25111°E
North Lismore City of Lismore 28°44′54″S 153°18′04″E / 28.74833°S 153.30111°E
Nullum Tweed Shire 28°26′54″S 153°22′04″E / 28.44833°S 153.36778°E
Pimlico Ballina Shire 28°53′54″S 153°30′04″E / 28.89833°S 153.50111°E
Queebun Kyogle Shire 28°44′54″S 152°51′04″E / 28.74833°S 152.85111°E
Roseberry Kyogle Shire 28°29′54″S 152°52′04″E / 28.49833°S 152.86778°E
Runnymede Kyogle Shire 28°39′54″S 153°02′04″E / 28.66500°S 153.03444°E
Runnymede Kyogle Shire 28°40′54″S 153°00′04″E / 28.68167°S 153.00111°E
Sherwood Kyogle Shire 28°28′54″S 152°46′04″E / 28.48167°S 152.76778°E
South Gundurimba City of Lismore 28°51′54″S 153°13′04″E / 28.86500°S 153.21778°E
South Lismore City of Lismore 28°48′54″S 153°15′04″E / 28.81500°S 153.25111°E
Stratheden Kyogle Shire 28°44′54″S 152°57′04″E / 28.74833°S 152.95111°E
Terania City of Lismore 28°33′54″S 153°15′04″E / 28.56500°S 153.25111°E
Terranora Tweed Shire 28°12′54″S 153°30′04″E / 28.21500°S 153.50111°E
Teven Byron Shire 28°45′54″S 153°32′04″E / 28.76500°S 153.53444°E
Tomki Richmond Valley Council 28°49′54″S 153°08′04″E / 28.83167°S 153.13444°E
Toolond Tweed Shire 28°31′54″S 153°21′04″E / 28.53167°S 153.35111°E
Toonumbar Kyogle Shire 28°32′54″S 152°46′04″E / 28.54833°S 152.76778°E
Tuckombil Ballina Shire 28°49′54″S 153°28′04″E / 28.83167°S 153.46778°E
Tuckurimba City of Lismore 28°55′54″S 153°19′04″E / 28.93167°S 153.31778°E
Tunstall City of Lismore 28°41′54″S 153°14′04″E / 28.69833°S 153.23444°E
Tyalgum Tweed Shire 28°22′54″S 153°09′04″E / 28.38167°S 153.15111°E
Tygalgah Tweed Shire 28°18′54″S 153°25′04″E / 28.31500°S 153.41778°E
Unumgar Kyogle Shire 28°22′54″S 152°45′04″E / 28.38167°S 152.75111°E
Warrazambil Kyogle Shire 28°29′54″S 153°04′04″E / 28.49833°S 153.06778°E
Whian Whian City of Lismore 28°35′54″S 153°20′04″E / 28.59833°S 153.33444°E
Wiangaree Kyogle Shire 28°33′54″S 153°00′04″E / 28.56500°S 153.00111°E
Wollumbin Tweed Shire 28°22′54″S 153°19′04″E / 28.38167°S 153.31778°E
Worendo Kyogle Shire 28°22′54″S 153°04′04″E / 28.38167°S 153.06778°E
Wyndham Kyogle Shire 28°30′54″S 152°56′04″E / 28.51500°S 152.93444°E

References

  1. "Rous". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.