Phillip 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 to the east of Mudgee and Gulgong. The Cudgegong River is the border to the south-west, and the Goulburn River the border to the north.
Phillip County was named in honour of Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Arthur Phillip. The Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh 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 Bara Mid-Western Regional Council Barigan Mid-Western Regional Council Bayly Mid-Western Regional Council Boogledie Mid-Western Regional Council Botobolar Mid-Western Regional Council Budden Mid-Western Regional Council Bumberra Mid-Western Regional Council Burrumbelong Mid-Western Regional Council Bylong Mid-Western Regional Council Coggan Mid-Western Regional Council Comiala Mid-Western Regional Council Coolcalwin Mid-Western Regional Council Cooyal Mid-Western Regional Council Cumbo Mid-Western Regional Council Dabee Mid-Western Regional Council Derale Mid-Western Regional Council Dungeree Mid-Western Regional Council Eurundury Mid-Western Regional Council Fitzgerald Mid-Western Regional Council Galambine Mid-Western Regional Council Growee Mid-Western Regional Council Gulgong Mid-Western Regional Council Guntawang Mid-Western Regional Council Hawkins Mid-Western Regional Council Kelgoola Mid-Western Regional Council Kerrabee Muswellbrook Shire Lee Mid-Western Regional Council Lennox Mid-Western Regional Council Louee Mid-Western Regional Council Mcdonald Muswellbrook Shire Mcdonald Muswellbrook Shire Moolarben Mid-Western Regional Council Murrumbo Mid-Western Regional Council Never Never Mid-Western Regional Council Nullo Mid-Western Regional Council Pomany Mid-Western Regional Council Price Mid-Western Regional Council Rumker Mid-Western Regional Council Simpson Muswellbrook Shire Tongbong Mid-Western Regional Council Wialdra Mid-Western Regional Council Widden Muswellbrook Shire Wilbertree Mid-Western Regional Council Wilpinjong Mid-Western Regional Council Wollar Mid-Western Regional Council
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