Argyle County
# Argyle County

Argyle County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It includes the area around Goulburn. It is bounded by Lake George in the south-west, the Shoalhaven River in the east, and the Wollondilly River in the north-east.

Argyle County was named by Governor Macquarie after his native county in Scotland. He named it while inspecting the area in 1820.

In 1829 the Act for Instituting and regulating Courts of General and Quarter Sessions in New South Wales established courts in the county at Cookbundoon, Goulburn Plains and Inverary. James Byrne was Assistant Surveyor for the County in 1832. In 1835 Argyle had a magistrate and police force.

In 1852 it had an area of 1,248,600 acres (5,053 $km^2)$ and population of 5,565. It was also described as having productive land and inexhaustible water.

In 1857, Charles Cowper was a major landowner in the area, and held 19,720 acres (79.8 $km^2)$ in the county. The Electoral district of Argyle was the former state electoral district for the area between 1856 and 1904. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition mentions Goulburn as being in the county.

The Greater Argyle Council was formed in 2004 after a proposal to make a new local government area to focus on the County of Argyle, formed from an amalgamation of the former City of Goulburn and parts of Mulwaree Shire. It was renamed the Goulburn Mulwaree Council in October 2004.

## 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Bannaby | Upper Lachlan | (34°23′54″S 149°59′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.39833°S 149.98444°E﻿ / -34.39833; 149.98444﻿ (Bannaby Parish)) |
| Baw Baw | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°42′54″S 149°38′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.71500°S 149.63444°E﻿ / -34.71500; 149.63444﻿ (Baw Baw Parish)) |
| Billyrambija | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°40′54″S 149°56′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.68167°S 149.93444°E﻿ / -34.68167; 149.93444﻿ (Billyrambija Parish)) |
| Boro | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°07′54″S 149°45′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.13167°S 149.75111°E﻿ / -35.13167; 149.75111﻿ (Boro Parish)) |
| Bourke | Upper Lachlan | (34°21′54″S 150°02′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.36500°S 150.03444°E﻿ / -34.36500; 150.03444﻿ (Bourke Parish)) |
| Breadalbane | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°47′04″S 149°30′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.78444°S 149.50083°E﻿ / -34.78444; 149.50083﻿ (Breadalbane Parish)) |
| Bungonia | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°52′54″S 149°55′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.88167°S 149.91778°E﻿ / -34.88167; 149.91778﻿ (Bungonia Parish)) |
| Collector | Upper Lachlan | (34°54′54″S 149°25′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.91500°S 149.41778°E﻿ / -34.91500; 149.41778﻿ (Collector Parish)) |
| Cookbundoon | Upper Lachlan | (34°33′54″S 149°56′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.56500°S 149.93444°E﻿ / -34.56500; 149.93444﻿ (Cookbundoon Parish)) |
| Covan | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°59′54″S 149°37′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.99833°S 149.61778°E﻿ / -34.99833; 149.61778﻿ (Covan Parish)) |
| Cullulla | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°03′54″S 149°51′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.06500°S 149.85111°E﻿ / -35.06500; 149.85111﻿ (Cullulla Parish)) |
| Currawang | Palerang | (34°59′54″S 149°30′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.99833°S 149.50111°E﻿ / -34.99833; 149.50111﻿ (Currawang Parish)) |
| Eden Forest | Upper Lachlan | (34°33′54″S 150°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.56500°S 150.00111°E﻿ / -34.56500; 150.00111﻿ (Eden Forest Parish)) |
| Goulburn | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°45′54″S 149°42′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.76500°S 149.70111°E﻿ / -34.76500; 149.70111﻿ (Goulburn Parish)) |
| Guineacor | Upper Lachlan | (34°23′20″S 149°47′19″E﻿ / ﻿34.38889°S 149.78861°E﻿ / -34.38889; 149.78861﻿ (Guineacor Parish)) |
| Gundary | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°50′54″S 149°46′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.84833°S 149.76778°E﻿ / -34.84833; 149.76778﻿ (Gundary Parish)) |
| Gurrundah | Upper Lachlan | (34°41′54″S 149°30′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.69833°S 149.50111°E﻿ / -34.69833; 149.50111﻿ (Gurrundah Parish)) |
| Inverary | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°54′54″S 150°02′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.91500°S 150.03444°E﻿ / -34.91500; 150.03444﻿ (Inverary Parish)) |
| Jerralong | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°06′54″S 149°58′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.11500°S 149.96778°E﻿ / -35.11500; 149.96778﻿ (Jerralong Parish)) |
| Jerrara | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°47′54″S 150°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.79833°S 150.00111°E﻿ / -34.79833; 150.00111﻿ (Jerrara Parish)) |
| Kerrawary | Upper Lachlan | (34°27′54″S 150°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.46500°S 150.00111°E﻿ / -34.46500; 150.00111﻿ (Kerrawary Parish)) |
| Mangamore | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°54′54″S 149°40′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.91500°S 149.66778°E﻿ / -34.91500; 149.66778﻿ (Mangamore Parish)) |
| Marulan | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°44′54″S 150°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.74833°S 150.00111°E﻿ / -34.74833; 150.00111﻿ (Marulan Parish)) |
| Milbang | Upper Lachlan | (34°49′54″S 149°26′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.83167°S 149.43444°E﻿ / -34.83167; 149.43444﻿ (Milbang Parish)) |
| Mullengullenga | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°00′54″S 149°45′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.01500°S 149.75111°E﻿ / -35.01500; 149.75111﻿ (Mullengullenga Parish)) |
| Mulwaree | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°05′54″S 149°40′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.09833°S 149.66778°E﻿ / -35.09833; 149.66778﻿ (Mulwaree Parish)) |
| Mummel | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°40′54″S 149°33′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.68167°S 149.55111°E﻿ / -34.68167; 149.55111﻿ (Mummel Parish)) |
| Mutmutbilly | Upper Lachlan | (34°45′54″S 149°28′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.76500°S 149.46778°E﻿ / -34.76500; 149.46778﻿ (Mutmutbilly Parish)) |
| Nadgigomar | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°08′54″S 149°47′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.14833°S 149.78444°E﻿ / -35.14833; 149.78444﻿ (Nadgigomar Parish)) |
| Narrangarril | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°41′54″S 149°44′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.69833°S 149.73444°E﻿ / -34.69833; 149.73444﻿ (Narrangarril Parish)) |
| Nattery | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°44′54″S 149°52′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.74833°S 149.86778°E﻿ / -34.74833; 149.86778﻿ (Nattery Parish)) |
| Nerrimunga | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°58′54″S 150°03′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.98167°S 150.05111°E﻿ / -34.98167; 150.05111﻿ (Nerrimunga Parish)) |
| Norrong | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°39′54″S 149°52′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.66500°S 149.86778°E﻿ / -34.66500; 149.86778﻿ (Norrong Parish)) |
| Oallen | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (35°10′54″S 149°53′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.18167°S 149.88444°E﻿ / -35.18167; 149.88444﻿ (Oallen Parish)) |
| Pejar | Upper Lachlan | (34°30′54″S 149°32′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.51500°S 149.53444°E﻿ / -34.51500; 149.53444﻿ (Pejar Parish)) |
| Pomeroy | Upper Lachlan | (34°36′54″S 149°30′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.61500°S 149.50111°E﻿ / -34.61500; 149.50111﻿ (Pomeroy Parish)) |
| Quialigo | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°56′54″S 149°46′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.94833°S 149.76778°E﻿ / -34.94833; 149.76778﻿ (Quialigo Parish)) |
| Rhyana | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°35′54″S 149°44′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.59833°S 149.73444°E﻿ / -34.59833; 149.73444﻿ (Rhyana Parish)) |
| Strathaird | Upper Lachlan | (34°27′54″S 149°53′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.46500°S 149.88444°E﻿ / -34.46500; 149.88444﻿ (Strathaird Parish)) |
| Tarago | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°52′54″S 149°33′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.88167°S 149.55111°E﻿ / -34.88167; 149.55111﻿ (Tarago Parish)) |
| Tarlo | Upper Lachlan | (34°34′54″S 149°48′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.58167°S 149.80111°E﻿ / -34.58167; 149.80111﻿ (Tarlo Parish)) |
| Terranna | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°51′54″S 149°40′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.86500°S 149.66778°E﻿ / -34.86500; 149.66778﻿ (Terranna Parish)) |
| Towrang | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°44′54″S 149°45′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.74833°S 149.75111°E﻿ / -34.74833; 149.75111﻿ (Towrang Parish)) |
| Turrallo | Upper Lachlan | (34°30′54″S 149°46′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.51500°S 149.76778°E﻿ / -34.51500; 149.76778﻿ (Turrallo Parish)) |
| Upper Tarlo | Upper Lachlan | (34°30′54″S 149°38′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.51500°S 149.63444°E﻿ / -34.51500; 149.63444﻿ (Upper Tarlo Parish)) |
| Uringalla | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°38′54″S 150°02′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.64833°S 150.03444°E﻿ / -34.64833; 150.03444﻿ (Uringalla Parish)) |
| Wayo | Upper Lachlan | (34°35′54″S 149°38′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.59833°S 149.63444°E﻿ / -34.59833; 149.63444﻿ (Wayo Parish)) |
| Willeroo | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°59′54″S 149°33′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.99833°S 149.55111°E﻿ / -34.99833; 149.55111﻿ (Willeroo Parish)) |
| Wologorong | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°49′54″S 149°33′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.83167°S 149.55111°E﻿ / -34.83167; 149.55111﻿ (Wologorong Parish)) |
| Yarralaw | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | (34°59′54″S 149°52′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.99833°S 149.86778°E﻿ / -34.99833; 149.86778﻿ (Yarralaw Parish)) |
