County of Evelyn, Victoria
The County of Evelyn is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located to the east of Melbourne, on both sides of the upper reaches of the Yarra River in the Yarra Valley. The Great Dividing Range is the boundary to the north. The county was proclaimed in 1849, and is named after John Evelyn, a famous diarist and gardener.[1]
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Parishes
Parishes include:
- Beenak, Victoria
- Brimbonga, Victoria
- Burgoyne, Victoria
- Coornburt, Victoria
- Galbarmuck, Victoria
- Glenwatts, Victoria
- Gracedale, Victoria
- Greensborough, Victoria
- Gruyere, Victoria
- Kinglake, Victoria
- Linton, Victoria
- Manango, Victoria
- Monbulk, Victoria
- Monda, Victoria
- Mooroolbark, Victoria
- Nangana, Victoria
- Nillumbik, Victoria
- Parbine, Victoria
- Queenstown, Victoria
- Sutton, Victoria
- Tarrawarra, Victoria
- Tarrawarra North, Victoria
- Wandin Yallock, Victoria
- Warburton, Victoria
- Warrandyte, Victoria
- Woori Yallock, Victoria
- Yering, Victoria
- Yuonga, Victoria
References
- "County Names in Victoria" (PDF). Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey.
See also
- Vicnames, place name details
- Research aids, Victoria 1910
- Map of the counties of Evelyn, Tanjil, Buln-Buln 1886, National Library of Australia
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