King County was one of the original Nineteen Counties

Nineteen Counties

The Nineteen Counties were the limits of location in the colony of New South Wales defined by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Ralph Darling in 1826 in accordance with a government order from Lord Bathurst, the secretary of State. Counties had been used since the first year of settlement, with...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales

Cadastral divisions of New South Wales

Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales refers to the 141 counties within the Australian state of New South Wales, which are further subdivided into 7,459 parishes. There are also three Land Divisions, around 100 Land Districts, and several other types of districts as well as land boards...

. It is in the area to the east of Yass

Yass, New South Wales

Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....

. The northern part of it lies between the Lachlan River

Lachlan River

- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...

 and the Boorowa River

Boorowa River

-References:...

, including the locations of Frogmore, Taylors Flat, Gunnary, Rugby and Rye Park. The Crookwell River

Crookwell River

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 is also part of the northern boundary. The Yass River

Yass River

The Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The town of Yass is located on the Yass River a short distance from its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River.There are two competing theories as to the origin of the name Yass...

 is the southern boundary.

King County was named in honour of Governor Philip Gidley King

Philip Gidley King

Captain Philip Gidley King RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. He is best known as the official founder of the first European settlement on Norfolk Island and as the third Governor of New South Wales.-Early years and establishment of Norfolk Island settlement:King was born...

 (1758-1808).

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
Alton	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°13′54"S 148°51′04"E
Bala	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°18′54"S 148°51′04"E
Bango	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°43′54"S 148°58′04"E
Barnett	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°19′54"S 148°58′04"E
Biala	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°34′54"S 149°13′04"E
Blakney	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°39′54"S 148°58′04"E
Boorowa Boorowa, New South Wales Boorowa is a farming town in the South West Slopes of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Boorowa had a population of 1,070 people. It is located in a valley 243 km west of Sydney and 487 m above sea-level...	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°28′54"S 148°45′04"E
Bramah	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°15′54"S 149°02′04"E
Bunton	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°41′54"S 149°06′04"E
Crookwell Crookwell, New South Wales Crookwell is a small town located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire. At the 2006 census, Crookwell had a population of 1,993 people. The town is at a relatively high altitude in Australian terms , and there are occasional snowfalls during the...	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°25′54"S 149°25′04"E
Crosby	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°38′54"S 148°52′04"E
Cullarin	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°48′54"S 149°21′04"E
Dalton	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°42′54"S 149°12′04"E
Derringullen	Yass Valley Council	34°42′54"S 148°53′04"E
Dixon	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°50′54"S 149°13′04"E
Garway	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°39′54"S 149°15′04"E
Grabben Gullen	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°30′54"S 149°25′04"E
Graham	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°07′54"S 148°55′04"E
Gunnary	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°23′54"S 148°49′04"E
Gunning Gunning, New South Wales Gunning is a town on the Old Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, about 260 km south-west of Sydney and 75 km north of the national capital, Canberra. On Census night 2006, Gunning had a population of 487 people...	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°46′54"S 149°16′04"E
Hovell	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°13′54"S 148°57′04"E
Jerrara	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°28′54"S 149°11′04"E
Jerrawa	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°45′54"S 149°05′04"E
Kember	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°01′54"S 148°51′04"E
Kenyu	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°07′54"S 148°50′04"E
Kildare	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°36′54"S 149°07′04"E
Lampton	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°36′54"S 149°21′04"E
Lerida	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°52′54"S 149°20′04"E
Manton	Yass Valley Council	34°49′54"S 148°59′04"E
Merrill	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°41′54"S 149°20′04"E
Mundoonen	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°52′54"S 149°08′04"E
Narrawa	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°21′54"S 149°09′04"E
Nelanglo	Yass Valley Council	34°56′54"S 149°17′04"E
Newham	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°02′54"S 148°55′04"E
Numby	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°08′54"S 148°58′04"E
Olney	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°31′54"S 148°52′04"E
Opton	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°32′54"S 148°57′04"E
Preston	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°33′54"S 149°05′04"E
Rabnor	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°28′54"S 149°04′04"E
Romner	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°21′54"S 149°18′04"E
Rugby	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°25′54"S 149°00′04"E
Taunton	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°33′54"S 148°45′04"E
Wallah	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°21′54"S 149°03′04"E
Ware	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°25′54"S 148°54′04"E
Wheeo	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°23′54"S 149°13′04"E
Winduella	Upper Lachlan Shire	34°29′54"S 149°18′04"E
Wyangala	Boorowa Council Boorowa Council Boorowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.It includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.- Council :...	34°02′54"S 148°59′04"E
Yass Yass, New South Wales Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....	Yass Valley Council	34°47′54"S 148°54′04"E