County of Flinders, Queensland


The County of Flinders is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Central Queensland region between Gladstone and Bundaberg. The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named for Matthew Flinders who explored the Australian coastline.
The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Flinders thus:

Parishes

Flinders is divided into parishes, as listed below:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
Arthurs SeatGladstone
BaffleGladstone
BulburinGladstone
BunkerGladstone
EuleilahGladstone
EurimbulaGladstoneTown of 1770
LittabellaBundabergWatalgan
Miriam ValeGladstoneMiriam Vale
PolmailyGladstoneBororen
Rodds BayGladstone
RosedaleGladstoneRosedale
TauntonGladstone
ThornhillGladstone
TottenhamGladstoneRosedale
UxbridgeGladstoneAgnes Water
WarroGladstoneLowmead