Nicholson County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales

Cadastral divisions of New South Wales

Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales refers to the 141 counties within the Australian state of New South Wales, which are further subdivided into 7,459 parishes. There are also three Land Divisions, around 100 Land Districts, and several other types of districts as well as land boards...

. It contains the towns of Hillston

Hillston, New South Wales

Hillston is a township in western New South Wales, Australia, in Carrathool Shire, built on the banks of the Lachlan River. It was founded in 1863 and at the 2006 census had a population of 1,054.-History:...

, Goolgowi

Goolgowi, New South Wales

Goolgowi is located in western New South Wales, Australia, around west of Sydney via the Mid-Western Highway and is the administrative centre of Carrathool Shire. At the 2006 census, Goolgowi had a population of 287 people....

, Gunbar

Gunbar, New South Wales

Gunbar is in the Riverina district of south-western New South Wales in Australia, on a wide bend of the Mid-Western Highway between Goolgowi and Hay.  It is part of the Carrathool Shire local government area, administered from Goolgowi...

, Merriwagga

Merriwagga, New South Wales

Merriwagga is a rural village community in the northern part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 20 kilometres north west from Goolgowi and 42 kilometres south from Hillston on the Kidman Way in NSW. According to the ABS Census 2001 it has a population of 66 people...

, Goorawin

Goorawin, New South Wales

Goorawin is a rural locality and the site of a discontinued railway station in the central northern part of the Riverina. It is situated by rail, about 7 kilometres south from Langtree and 12 kilometres north from Merriwagga.-Notes and references:...

 and Langtree

Langtree, New South Wales

Langtree is a rural locality and the site of a discontinued railway station in the central northern part of the Riverina. It is situated by rail, about 8 kilometres south from Langtree and 22 kilometres north from Hillston.-References:...

. The Lachlan River

Lachlan River

- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...

 is its north-western boundary.

Nicholson County is named in honour of the statesman, Sir Charles Nicholson

Charles Nicholson

Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist...

 (1808-1903).

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
Amoilla North	Carrathool Shire Council	33°53′54"S 145°12′04"E
Amoilla	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	34°06′54"S 145°10′04"E
Beaconsfield Beaconsfield, New South Wales Beaconsfield is a small inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Beaconsfield is located 5 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...	Carrathool Shire Council	33°59′54"S 145°30′04"E
Belaley	Carrathool Shire Council	34°01′54"S 145°11′04"E
Bellingerambil East	Carrathool Shire Council	33°29′54"S 145°43′04"E
Bellingerambil South	Carrathool Shire Council	33°35′54"S 145°39′04"E
Bellingerambil	Carrathool Shire Council	33°29′54"S 145°38′04"E
Berangerine	Carrathool Shire Council	34°03′54"S 145°17′04"E
Bogia	Carrathool Shire Council	33°37′54"S 145°51′04"E
Bolton	Carrathool Shire Council	33°58′54"S 149°40′04"E
Booligal Booligal, New South Wales Booligal is a village in the Riverina area of western New South Wales , Australia. It is located on the Cobb Highway, on the Lachlan River north of Hay...	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°52′54"S 144°56′04"E
Bootheragandra	Carrathool Shire Council	33°32′54"S 145°51′04"E
Bouyaree	Carrathool Shire Council	33°44′54"S 145°11′04"E
Bowerabine	Carrathool Shire Council	34°00′54"S 145°19′04"E
Bulgura	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	34°01′54"S 145°01′04"E
Bunda East	Carrathool Shire Council	33°42′54"S 145°51′04"E
Bunda North	Carrathool Shire Council	33°36′54"S 145°45′04"E
Bunda	Carrathool Shire Council	33°41′54"S 145°46′04"E
Burgess	Carrathool Shire Council	33°44′54"S 145°30′04"E
Caninganima	Carrathool Shire Council	33°37′54"S 145°20′04"E
Carilla	Carrathool Shire Council	33°27′54"S 145°51′04"E
Chirnside	Carrathool Shire Council	33°49′54"S 145°24′04"E
Coowerrawine	Carrathool Shire Council	33°59′54"S 145°07′04"E
East Marowie	Carrathool Shire Council	33°26′54"S 145°44′04"E
Elliott	Carrathool Shire Council	33°54′54"S 145°37′04"E
Eurella	Carrathool Shire Council	33°59′54"S 145°13′04"E
Eurugabah	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	34°02′54"S 145°05′04"E
Fox	Carrathool Shire Council	33°46′54"S 145°57′04"E
Gonowlia	Carrathool Shire Council	34°00′54"S 145°26′04"E
Goolgowi South	Carrathool Shire Council	33°54′15"S 145°49′11"E
Goolgowi West	Carrathool Shire Council	33°43′54"S 145°45′04"E
Goolgowi Goolgowi, New South Wales Goolgowi is located in western New South Wales, Australia, around west of Sydney via the Mid-Western Highway and is the administrative centre of Carrathool Shire. At the 2006 census, Goolgowi had a population of 287 people....	Carrathool Shire Council	33°43′54"S 145°51′04"E
Griffiths	Carrathool Shire Council	33°50′43"S 145°36′45"E
Honuna North	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°49′54"S 145°12′04"E
Honuna	Carrathool Shire Council	34°02′54"S 145°23′04"E
Hopwood	Carrathool Shire Council	33°48′54"S 145°19′04"E
Huntawong	Carrathool Shire Council	33°23′54"S 145°40′04"E
Ivanhoe Ivanhoe, New South Wales Ivanhoe is a small township on the Cobb Highway between the Lachlan and Darling rivers in New South Wales, Australia.  It is located within the Central Darling Shire local government area.  Ivanhoe functions as a service centre for the surrounding area.  The township is...	Carrathool Shire Council	33°43′54"S 145°38′04"E
Lachlan	Carrathool Shire Council	33°39′54"S 145°55′04"E
Lake Gunbar	Carrathool Shire Council	33°53′54"S 145°19′04"E
Langtree Langtree, New South Wales Langtree is a rural locality and the site of a discontinued railway station in the central northern part of the Riverina. It is situated by rail, about 8 kilometres south from Langtree and 22 kilometres north from Hillston.-References:...	Carrathool Shire Council	33°33′54"S 145°30′04"E
Loughnan	Carrathool Shire Council	33°29′54"S 145°46′04"E
Mea Mia North	Carrathool Shire Council	33°42′54"S 145°13′04"E
Mea Mia South	Carrathool Shire Council	33°44′54"S 145°24′04"E
Mea Mia	Carrathool Shire Council	33°43′54"S 145°18′04"E
Melbergen South	Carrathool Shire Council	33°50′54"S 145°59′04"E
Melbergen	Carrathool Shire Council	33°43′54"S 145°59′04"E
Molesworth	Carrathool Shire Council	33°39′54"S 145°30′04"E
Moncton	Carrathool Shire Council	33°49′54"S 145°30′04"E
Moon Moon	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°44′54"S 145°06′04"E
Mulla Mulla	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°48′54"S 145°05′04"E
Mullion	Carrathool Shire Council	33°39′54"S 145°25′04"E
Naradhun	Carrathool Shire Council	33°34′54"S 145°28′04"E
Neobine	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°52′54"S 145°05′04"E
Parker	Carrathool Shire Council	33°41′54"S 145°39′04"E
Redbank	Carrathool Shire Council	33°29′54"S 145°33′04"E
Russell	Carrathool Shire Council	33°53′54"S 145°24′04"E
South Marowie	Carrathool Shire Council	33°26′54"S 145°36′04"E
Stackpoole	Carrathool Shire Council	33°50′54"S 145°52′04"E
Synnot	Carrathool Shire Council	33°54′54"S 145°30′04"E
Tambalana	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°56′54"S 144°56′04"E
Townsend	Carrathool Shire Council	33°32′54"S 145°55′04"E
Wallanthery	Carrathool Shire Council	33°23′54"S 145°50′04"E
Warrabalong	Carrathool Shire Council	33°59′54"S 145°36′04"E
Weenya	Carrathool Shire Council	33°22′54"S 145°45′04"E
Weepool	Carrathool Shire Council	33°34′54"S 145°24′04"E
Weerie	Carrathool Shire Council	33°51′54"S 145°42′04"E
Whealbah South	Carrathool Shire Council	33°39′54"S 145°17′04"E
Yandumblin	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	33°47′54"S 144°59′04"E
Yurdyilla	Hay Shire Council Hay Shire Council Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways....	34°05′54"S 145°04′04"E