Boyd County is a cadastral county in the Riverina district of New South Wales, home to the town of Coleambally. The Murrumbidgee River forms its northern boundary.
Key Facts
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Riverina, around Coleambally |
| Named after | Benjamin Boyd, entrepreneur (1796-1851) |
| Principal town | Coleambally |
| Local government areas today | Murrumbidgee Council (most parishes), Leeton Shire, Narrandera Shire |
Parishes in Boyd County
- Argoon
- Banandra
- Boona
- Boyd
- Burt
- Cararbury
- Clifford
- Coleambally
- Dow
- Duderbang
- Eilginbah
- Eulo
- Eunanbrennan
- Gidgell
- Glengalla
- Gumblebogie
- Gundadaline
- Howell
- Jurambula
- Kabarabarabejal
- Macleay
- Maley
- Mulberrygong
- Mulburruga
- Mycotha
- Oolambeyan
- Ourendumbee
- Peter
- Puckinevvy
- Singorambah
- Toganmain
- Tubbo
- Ugobit
- Uri
- Uroly
- Waddaduri
- Waddi
- Wangabawgul
- Wolseley
Towns and Localities Today
Coleambally is the county’s only town, a planned irrigation settlement built in the 1960s on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The surrounding parishes are irrigated rice and cotton farms within Murrumbidgee Council.
Geography
Boyd County lies in the Riverina irrigation belt, with the Murrumbidgee River as its northern boundary. The Carrathool Bridge over the Murrumbidgee marks the boundary between Boyd and Sturt counties.
History
The county was named for Benjamin Boyd, a Scottish-born entrepreneur and pastoralist active in the colony’s whaling and pastoral trades in the 1840s. Boyd’s ventures collapsed by 1849 and he died in 1851, but his name stuck to this stretch of Riverina pastoral country long before Coleambally existed. The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area was extended into Boyd County’s parishes in the 1960s, turning dry grazing runs like Toganmain and Oolambeyan into rice and cotton farms, and giving the county its one planned town.
FAQ
Is Boyd County still used?
Cadastral divisions like Boyd County remain in land titles and property descriptions but have no government function today.
What is the main town in Boyd County?
Coleambally, a planned irrigation town on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, is the county’s only town.
Which local government area covers Boyd County?
Murrumbidgee Council covers most of the county, with Leeton and Narrandera Shires taking in the remaining parishes.