County of Evelyn, Victoria

Summary

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]

Evelyn
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Established10 January 1849
Area3,036 km2 (1,172.2 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Evelyn:
Bourke Anglesey Wonnangatta
Bourke Evelyn Tanjil
Mornington Buln Buln Buln Buln


Parishes edit

Parishes include:

References edit

  1. ^ "County Names in Victoria" (PDF). Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey.

See also edit

  • 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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