Cook
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Looking north on the Nepean River near Penrith; Cook County is on the left of the river; Cumberland is on the right
Lands administrative divisions around Cook:
Roxburgh Hunter Hunter
Westmoreland Cook Cumberland
Westmoreland Camden Cumberland

Cook 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 west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains, between the Colo River in the north, and the Coxs River in the south and west, encompassing Lithgow, Mount Victoria, Katoomba, Wentworth Falls, Lawson and most of the other towns in the Blue Mountains. The Nepean River is the border to the east. Before 1834, the area was part of the Westmoreland, Northumberland and Roxburgh counties.

Cook County was named in honour of the navigator James Cook (1728–1779).[1] The Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland was the first state 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:

ParishLGACoordinates
BartonCity of Lithgow33°14′54″S 150°15′04″E / 33.24833°S 150.25111°E / -33.24833; 150.25111 (Barton Parish)
BilpinCity of Hawkesbury33°29′54″S 150°30′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.50111°E / -33.49833; 150.50111 (Bilpin Parish)
BlackheathCity of Blue Mountains33°38′54″S 150°19′04″E / 33.64833°S 150.31778°E / -33.64833; 150.31778 (Blackheath Parish)
BowenCity of Blue Mountains33°25′54″S 150°30′04″E / 33.43167°S 150.50111°E / -33.43167; 150.50111 (Bowen Parish)
BurralowCity of Hawkesbury33°33′54″S 150°35′04″E / 33.56500°S 150.58444°E / -33.56500; 150.58444 (Burralow Parish)
CaperteeCity of Lithgow33°11′54″S 150°24′04″E / 33.19833°S 150.40111°E / -33.19833; 150.40111 (Capertee Parish)
ClwyddCity of Lithgow33°29′54″S 150°17′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.28444°E / -33.49833; 150.28444 (Clwydd Parish)
ColoCity of Hawkesbury33°25′54″S 150°46′04″E / 33.43167°S 150.76778°E / -33.43167; 150.76778 (Colo Parish)
CoobaCity of Blue Mountains33°52′54″S 150°27′04″E / 33.88167°S 150.45111°E / -33.88167; 150.45111 (Cooba Parish)
CookCity of Lithgow33°17′46″S 150°13′42″E / 33.29611°S 150.22833°E / -33.29611; 150.22833 (Cook Parish)
CoomassieCity of Blue Mountains33°38′54″S 150°34′04″E / 33.64833°S 150.56778°E / -33.64833; 150.56778 (Coomassie Parish)
CoxCity of Lithgow33°19′54″S 150°05′04″E / 33.33167°S 150.08444°E / -33.33167; 150.08444 (Cox Parish)
CurrencyCity of Hawkesbury33°32′54″S 150°45′04″E / 33.54833°S 150.75111°E / -33.54833; 150.75111 (Currency Parish)
FalnashCity of Lithgow33°22′54″S 149°59′04″E / 33.38167°S 149.98444°E / -33.38167; 149.98444 (Falnash Parish)
GindantherieCity of Lithgow33°09′54″S 150°15′04″E / 33.16500°S 150.25111°E / -33.16500; 150.25111 (Gindantherie Parish)
GoollooinboinCity of Lithgow33°10′54″S 150°08′04″E / 33.18167°S 150.13444°E / -33.18167; 150.13444 (Goollooinboin Parish)
GovettCity of Lithgow33°14′54″S 150°26′04″E / 33.24833°S 150.43444°E / -33.24833; 150.43444 (Govett Parish)
Govett SouthCity of Lithgow33°17′54″S 150°23′04″E / 33.29833°S 150.38444°E / -33.29833; 150.38444 (Govett South Parish)
GroseCity of Blue Mountains33°35′54″S 150°30′04″E / 33.59833°S 150.50111°E / -33.59833; 150.50111 (Grose Parish)
HartleyCity of Lithgow33°33′54″S 150°14′04″E / 33.56500°S 150.23444°E / -33.56500; 150.23444 (Hartley Parish)
IrvineCity of Hawkesbury33°31′54″S 150°23′04″E / 33.53167°S 150.38444°E / -33.53167; 150.38444 (Irvine Parish)
JamisonCity of Blue Mountains33°42′54″S 150°22′04″E / 33.71500°S 150.36778°E / -33.71500; 150.36778 (Jamison Parish)
KanimblaCity of Lithgow33°39′54″S 150°13′04″E / 33.66500°S 150.21778°E / -33.66500; 150.21778 (Kanimbla Parish)
KedumbaCity of Blue Mountains33°49′54″S 150°22′04″E / 33.83167°S 150.36778°E / -33.83167; 150.36778 (Kedumba Parish)
KurrajongCity of Hawkesbury33°33′54″S 150°39′04″E / 33.56500°S 150.65111°E / -33.56500; 150.65111 (Kurrajong Parish)
LettCity of Lithgow33°31′54″S 150°09′04″E / 33.53167°S 150.15111°E / -33.53167; 150.15111 (Lett Parish)
LidsdaleCity of Lithgow33°27′54″S 150°02′04″E / 33.46500°S 150.03444°E / -33.46500; 150.03444 (Lidsdale Parish)
LindenCity of Blue Mountains33°44′54″S 150°28′04″E / 33.74833°S 150.46778°E / -33.74833; 150.46778 (Linden Parish)
MagdalaCity of Blue Mountains33°44′54″S 150°33′04″E / 33.74833°S 150.55111°E / -33.74833; 150.55111 (Magdala Parish)
MarrangarooCity of Lithgow33°25′54″S 150°10′04″E / 33.43167°S 150.16778°E / -33.43167; 150.16778 (Marrangaroo Parish)
MeehanCity of Hawkesbury33°29′54″S 150°48′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.80111°E / -33.49833; 150.80111 (Meehan Parish)
MegalongCity of Blue Mountains33°44′54″S 150°15′04″E / 33.74833°S 150.25111°E / -33.74833; 150.25111 (Megalong Parish)
MerrooCity of Hawkesbury33°29′54″S 150°40′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.66778°E / -33.49833; 150.66778 (Merroo Parish)
MouinCity of Blue Mountains33°51′54″S 150°15′04″E / 33.86500°S 150.25111°E / -33.86500; 150.25111 (Mouin Parish)
NepeanCity of Hawkesbury33°38′54″S 150°38′04″E / 33.64833°S 150.63444°E / -33.64833; 150.63444 (Nepean Parish)
Rock HillCity of Lithgow33°22′35″S 150°18′24″E / 33.37639°S 150.30667°E / -33.37639; 150.30667 (Rock Hill Parish)
StrathdonCity of Penrith33°44′54″S 150°38′04″E / 33.74833°S 150.63444°E / -33.74833; 150.63444 (Strathdon Parish)
WarragambaCity of Blue Mountains33°50′54″S 150°32′04″E / 33.84833°S 150.53444°E / -33.84833; 150.53444 (Warragamba Parish)
WheenyCity of Hawkesbury33°29′54″S 150°35′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.58444°E / -33.49833; 150.58444 (Wheeny Parish)
WilberforceCity of Hawkesbury33°31′24″S 150°51′04″E / 33.52333°S 150.85111°E / -33.52333; 150.85111 (Wilberforce Parish)
WolganCity of Lithgow33°14′54″S 150°10′04″E / 33.24833°S 150.16778°E / -33.24833; 150.16778 (Wolgan Parish)
WollangambeCity of Lithgow33°29′54″S 150°20′04″E / 33.49833°S 150.33444°E / -33.49833; 150.33444 (Wollangambe Parish)
Wollangambe NorthCity of Lithgow33°21′24″S 150°24′04″E / 33.35667°S 150.40111°E / -33.35667; 150.40111 (Wollangambe North Parish)
WollemiCity of Hawkesbury33°14′54″S 150°30′04″E / 33.24833°S 150.50111°E / -33.24833; 150.50111 (Wollemi Parish)
WoodfordCity of Blue Mountains33°39′54″S 150°30′04″E / 33.66500°S 150.50111°E / -33.66500; 150.50111 (Woodford Parish)

References

  1. "Cook County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
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