The County of Grant is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located to the west of Melbourne, on the west side of Port Phillip, and includes Geelong. Ballarat is on its north-western edge. It is bounded in the west by the Yarrowee River, on the north by the Great Dividing Range and on the east by the Werribee River. The county was proclaimed in 1853.
The Darriwilian Age of the Ordovician Period of geological time is named for Darriwil parish in the county.
Parishes Parishes within the county: Anakie, Victoria Ballark, Victoria Ballarat, Victoria (also in the counties of Grant, Grenville, Ripon & Talbot) Balliang, Victoria Bamganie, Victoria Barrarbool, Victoria Bellarine, Victoria Beremboke, Victoria Borhoneyghurk, Victoria Bulban, Victoria Bungal, Victoria Bungaree, Victoria (also in the counties of Grenville & Talbot) Bungeeltap, Victoria Buninyong, Victoria Burtwarrah, Victoria Cargerie, Victoria Carrah, Victoria Carrung-e-murnong, Victoria Clarendon, Victoria Cocoroc, Victoria Conewarre, Victoria Coolebarghurk, Victoria Corio, Victoria Darriwil, Victoria Dean, Victoria (also in the county of Talbot) Duneed, Victoria Durdidwarrah, Victoria Gherang Gherang, Victoria Gherineghap, Victoria Gnarwarre, Victoria Gorong, Victoria Gorrockburkghap, Victoria Jan Juc, Victoria Kerrit Bareet, Victoria Korweinguboora, Victoria Lake Lake Wollard, Victoria Lal Lal, Victoria Lara, Victoria Mambourin, Victoria Meredith, Victoria Modewarre, Victoria Moolap, Victoria Mooradoranook, Victoria Moorarbool West, Victoria Moorpanyal, Victoria Moranghurk, Victoria Moreep, Victoria Mouyong, Victoria Murgheboluc, Victoria Murtcaim, Victoria Narmbool, Victoria Paraparap, Victoria Parwan, Victoria Paywit, Victoria Puebla, Victoria Tutegong, Victoria Wabdallah, Victoria Warrenheip, Victoria Werribee, Victoria Woornyalook, Victoria Wormbete, Victoria Wurdi-Youang, Victoria Yaloak, Victoria Yowang, Victoria
References Vicnames, place name details Research aids, Victoria 1910 Map of the county of Grant showing colony and county boundaries, 1886. National Library of Australia