County of Dargo

Dargo Victoria
File:Dargo Victoria.png Location in Victoria
Established	24 February 1871
Area	5,272 km2 (2,035.5 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Dargo: Delatite Bogong Benambra Wonnangatta Dargo Tambo Tanjil Bass Strait Bass Strait

File:Swifts creek township and surrounding hills.jpg

Swifts Creek is located near the eastern edge of the county, along the Tambo River

The County of Dargo is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located in Gippsland, between the Mitchell River in the west and the Tambo River in the east. Lake King is on the southern edge. It was gazetted in 1871. Earlier maps show the area as being part of a proposed County of Abinger.

Parishes

Parishes include:

• Angora, Victoria
• Barroworn, Victoria
• Bemboka, Victoria
• Binnican, Victoria
• Birregun, Victoria
• Boonderoot, Victoria
• Broadlands, Victoria
• Bulgaback, Victoria
• Bullumwaal, Victoria
• Bumberrah, Victoria
• Caarneek, Victoria
• Carneek, Victoria
• Cooma, Victoria
• Cowa, Victoria
• Dargo, Victoria
• Doodwuk, Victoria
• Graham, Victoria
• Guttamurra, Victoria
• Jirnkee, Victoria
• Kalk Kalk, Victoria
• Kianeek, Victoria
• Koomberar, Victoria
• Kooroon, Victoria
• Moonip, Victoria
• Morekana, Victoria
• Mullawye, Victoria
• Nungatta, Victoria
• Nurong, Victoria
• Onyim, Victoria
• Quag-Munjie, Victoria
• Sarsfield, Victoria
• Tabberabbera, Victoria
• Tambo, Victoria
• Tarkeeth, Victoria
• Terlite-Munjie, Victoria
• Thornley, Victoria
• Tongio-Munjie West, Victoria
• Tyirra, Victoria
• Wamba, Victoria
• Wentworth, Victoria
• Wongungarra, Victoria
• Wuk Wuk, Victoria
• Wy-Yung, Victoria
• Yambulla, Victoria
• Yertoo, Victoria
• Yonduk, Victoria

References

• Vicnames, place name details
• Research aids, Victoria 1910
• Map of the counties of Benambra, Tambo, Croajingolong and Dargo in Victoria showing county boundaries, parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886, National Library of Australia