The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander.[2] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica.[3] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.[4]
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Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Towns |
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| Barron | Tablelands | 17°15′S 145°29′E | Atherton, Tolga |
| Bartle Frere | Tablelands | 17°25′S 145°45′E | |
| Bellenden Ker | Cairns | 17°20′S 145°53′E | Babinda, Bellenden Ker, Miriwinni |
| Cairns | Cairns | 16°53′S 145°40′E | Cairns, Kuranda |
| Danbulla | Tablelands | 17°07′S 145°36′E | |
| Dinden | Mareeba | 17°00′S 145°34′E | |
| Dirran | Tablelands | 17°30′S 145°37′E | Tarzali, Millaa Millaa |
| Dulanban | Cairns | 16°40′S 145°33′E | |
| East Barron | Tablelands | 17°19′S 145°33′E | Yungaburra |
| Formartine | Mareeba | 16°52′S 145°29′E | |
| Gadgarra | Tablelands | 17°15′S 145°44′E | |
| Glady | Cassowary Coast | 17°28′S 145°56′E | Flying Fish Point |
| Grafton | Cairns | 17°05′S 145°44′E | Edmonton, Gordonvale |
| Hull | Cassowary Coast | 17°47′S 146°00′E | Silkwood, South Mission Beach, El Arish |
| Japoon | Cassowary Coast | 17°44′S 145°55′E | Japoon |
| Johnstone | Cassowary Coast | 17°36′S 145°55′E | Innisfail, South Johnstone |
| Jordan | Cassowary Coast | 17°39′S 145°45′E | |
| Malanda | Tablelands | 17°22′S 145°37′E | Malanda |
| Monamona | Mareeba | 16°46′S 145°30′E | |
| Mourilyan | Cassowary Coast | 17°37′S 146°03′E | Mourilyan, parts of Innisfail |
| Palmerston | Cassowary Coast | 17°34′S 145°45′E | |
| Russell | Cairns | 17°19′S 145°59′E | Bramston Beach |
| Smithfield | Tablelands | 16°46′S 145°38′E | Northern Beaches |
| Sophia | Cairns | 17°07′S 145°52′E | Aloomba |
| Tinaroo | Mareeba | 17°04′S 145°25′E | Mareeba, Walkamin |
| Trinity | Cairns | 16°58′S 145°49′E | Yarrabah |
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