County of Borung

Summary

The County of Borung is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The northern boundary of the county is at 36°S. At the north its western boundary is 142°E, its eastern boundary is 143°E. Larger urban centres include Dimboola, Warracknabeal, Horsham and Stawell. The county was proclaimed in 1871 together with the other counties of the Wimmera Land District.[1]

Borung
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Established24 February 1871
Area11,119 km2 (4,293.1 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Borung:
Weeah Karkarooc Tatchera
Lowan Borung Kara Kara
Dundas Ripon Ripon

Parishes edit

Parishes within the county:

References edit

  1. ^ Rootsweb Genealogy, Victorian Counties, retrieved 20 September 2008

External links edit

  • Research aids, Victoria 1910
  • Map of the counties of Lowan, Borung and Kara Kara showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886. National Library of Australia

36°36′S 142°30′E / 36.600°S 142.500°E / -36.600; 142.500