The County of Merivale is a county located on the southern boundary of the state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county was named in honour of Herman Merivale

Herman Merivale

Herman Merivale CB was an English civil servant and historian. He was the elder brother of Charles Merivale, and father of the poet Herman Charles Merivale....

, the British permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies

Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies

The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....

. Its boundaries were declared and made subject to the Land Act 1897 on 7 March 1901. Population centres within the County of Merivale include the towns of Warwick

Warwick, Queensland

Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562....

, Allora

Allora, Queensland

Allora is a town in south-western Queensland, Australia, on the Darling Downs 158 km south-west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is in the Southern Downs Region. The township is located on the New England Highway between Warwick and Toowoomba...

 and Killarney

Killarney, Queensland

Killarney is a small town located 35 km south-east of Warwick, on the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia. The town forms part of the Southern Downs local government area. Killarney is located about 8 km from the Queensland/New South Wales border. It is close to Queen Mary Falls, in the Main...

.

Parishes

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Allora Allora, Queensland Allora is a town in south-western Queensland, Australia, on the Darling Downs 158 km south-west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is in the Southern Downs Region. The township is located on the New England Highway between Warwick and Toowoomba...	Southern Downs	28°01′S 151°59′E
Canal Creek	Southern Downs	28°10′S 151°32′E
Canning	Southern Downs	28°10′S 152°07′E
Cunningham	Southern Downs	28°17′S 152°12′E
Dalrymple	Southern Downs	28°00′S 151°52′E
Deuchar	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°11′E
Ellangowan	Toowoomba	27°54′S 151°37′E
Emu Vale	Southern Downs	28°14′S 152°22′E
Gilbert	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°19′E
Gladfield	Southern Downs	28°01′S 152°18′E
Glengallan	Southern Downs	28°07′S 152°03′E
Goomburra	Southern Downs	28°00′S 152°07′E
Gore	Toowoomba	27°57′S 151°22′E
Hanmer	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°38′E
Killarney Killarney, Queensland Killarney is a small town located 35 km south-east of Warwick, on the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia. The town forms part of the Southern Downs local government area. Killarney is located about 8 km from the Queensland/New South Wales border. It is close to Queen Mary Falls, in the Main...	Southern Downs	28°22′S 152°18′E
Kings Creek	Toowoomba	27°59′S 151°47′E
Leslie Leslie Dam Leslie Dam is located ten kilometres from Warwick Central Business District in Queensland, Australia. Freshwater fishing and water sports facilities are available....	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°59′E
Leyburn Leyburn, Queensland Leyburn is a town in the Southern Downs region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Leyburn and the surrounding area had a population of 348.-History:...	Southern Downs	28°02′S 151°34′E
North Toolburra	Southern Downs	28°06′S 151°52′E
Palgrave	Southern Downs	28°17′S 151°44′E
Pratten	Southern Downs	28°07′S 151°45′E
Robinson	Southern Downs	28°10′S 152°12′E
Rosenthal	Southern Downs	28°22′S 151°56′E
South Toolburra	Southern Downs	28°13′S 151°48′E
Talgai	Southern Downs	28°01′S 151°42′E
Tummaville	Toowoomba	27°59′S 151°29′E
Warwick Warwick, Queensland Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562....	Southern Downs	28°12′S 152°00′E
Wildash	Southern Downs	28°21′S 152°04′E