Phillip 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 includes the area to the east of Mudgee and Gulgong. The Cudgegong River

Cudgegong River

The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...

 is the border to the south-west, and the Goulburn River

Goulburn River (New South Wales)

The Goulburn River is a tributary of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia.The Goulburn River rises east of Mudgee and flows east, joining the Hunter River near the town of Denman. It flows through a rugged and partly settled area, much of which is a national park...

 the border to the north.

Phillip County was named in honour of Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Arthur Phillip

Arthur Phillip

Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...

 (1738-1814. The Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee.-Members for...

 was the first electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

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
Arthur	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°40′54"S 149°48′04"E
Bara	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°35′54"S 149°49′04"E
Barigan	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°28′54"S 150°00′04"E
Bayly	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°28′54"S 149°44′04"E
Boogledie	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°32′54"S 149°43′04"E
Botobolar	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°29′54"S 149°47′34"E
Budden	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°26′54"S 150°05′04"E
Bumberra	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°33′54"S 149°38′04"E
Burrumbelong	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°26′54"S 150°03′04"E
Bylong Bylong, New South Wales Bylong is a village in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way.The area is home to numerous horse studs...	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°31′54"S 150°12′04"E
Coggan	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°23′54"S 150°03′04"E
Comiala	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°12′54"S 150°03′04"E
Coolcalwin	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°46′54"S 150°08′04"E
Cooyal	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°25′54"S 149°44′04"E
Cumbo	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°22′54"S 149°53′04"E
Dabee	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°45′54"S 150°00′04"E
Derale	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°36′54"S 149°44′04"E
Dungeree	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°41′54"S 149°53′04"E
Eurundury	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°28′54"S 149°39′04"E
Fitzgerald	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°26′54"S 150°01′04"E
Galambine	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°26′54"S 149°29′04"E
Growee	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°35′54"S 150°03′04"E
Gulgong Gulgong, New South Wales Gulgong is a 19th century gold rush town in the Central-West of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is located about north west of Sydney, and about 30 km north of Mudgee along the Castlereagh Highway. At the 2006 census, Gulgong had a population of 1,907 people...	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°22′54"S 149°34′04"E
Guntawang	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°21′54"S 149°29′04"E
Hawkins	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°37′54"S 149°54′04"E
Kelgoola	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°51′54"S 150°15′04"E
Kerrabee	Muswellbrook Shire	32°26′54"S 150°18′04"E
Lee	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°27′54"S 150°08′04"E
Lennox	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°14′54"S 149°51′04"E
Louee	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°40′54"S 149°56′04"E
Mcdonald	Muswellbrook Shire	32°26′54"S 150°22′04"E
Mcdonald	Muswellbrook Shire	32°32′54"S 150°16′04"E
Moolarben	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°21′54"S 149°45′04"E
Murrumbo	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°20′54"S 150°15′04"E
Never Never	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°46′54"S 150°14′04"E
Nullo	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°35′54"S 150°10′04"E
Pomany	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°44′54"S 150°18′04"E
Price	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°27′54"S 149°50′04"E
Rumker	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°41′54"S 150°02′04"E
Simpson	Muswellbrook Shire	32°34′54"S 150°18′04"E
Tongbong	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°43′54"S 149°56′04"E
Wialdra	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°21′54"S 149°39′04"E
Widden Widden, New South Wales Widden is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, in the Muswellbrook Shire. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. The Sandy Hollow- Gulgong goods railway line passes through the locality.-See also:*Bylong*Sandy Hollow*Denman...	Muswellbrook Shire	32°35′54"S 150°21′04"E
Wilbertree	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°27′54"S 149°35′04"E
Wilpinjong	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°18′54"S 149°50′04"E
Wollar	Mid-Western Regional Council	32°20′54"S 149°58′04"E