Cowley County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the locality of Cavan. It was originally bordered on the north, east and part of the south by the Murrumbidgee River, and on the west by the Goodradigbee River. A large part of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth to make the Australian Capital Territory in 1909, with the remaining part the area to the north-west of the ACT as far north as the Burrinjuck Dam, and thin strips of land along the western, southern and south-eastern borders of the ACT.
Cowley County is named in honour of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, First Earl Cowley (1804–1884).
Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county including the 15 former parishes which are now part of the ACT; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
Parish LGA Coordinates Bimberi Snowy Valleys Council Boboyan (former) Australian Capital Territory Booroomba (former) Australian Capital Territory Brayshaw (former) Australian Capital Territory Brindibella Snowy Valleys Council Bumbalong Snowy Monaro Regional Council Cavan Yass Valley Council Cochran Snowy Monaro Regional Council Congwarra (former) Australian Capital Territory Cooleman Snowy Valleys Council Coree Yass Valley Council Cotter (former) Australian Capital Territory Cuppacumbalong Snowy Monaro Regional Council East Goodradigbee Yass Valley Council Fergus (former) Australian Capital Territory Gibraltar (former) Australian Capital Territory Greenfield (former) Australian Capital Territory Gudgenby (former) Australian Capital Territory Gurrangora Snowy Monaro Regional Council Long Plain Snowy Monaro Regional Council Micalong Yass Valley Council Milligan (former) Australian Capital Territory Mullion Yass Valley Council Murray Snowy Valleys Council Naas (former) Australian Capital Territory Narrangullen Yass Valley Council Nattung Snowy Monaro Regional Council Orroral (former) Australian Capital Territory Pabral Yass Valley Council Punyibah (former) Australian Capital Territory Taemas Yass Valley Council Tharwa (former) Australian Capital Territory Tidbinbilla (former) Australian Capital Territory Umburra Yass Valley Council Urayarra Yass Valley Council Venterman Snowy Valleys Council Yaouk Snowy Monaro Regional Council Yarara Snowy Monaro Regional Council
References
County of Cowley and Co. Buccleuch New South Wales, 1871 map, National Library of Australia Districts Act 1966