Kennedy County is one of New South Wales’ 141 cadastral divisions, used for land titles rather than local government. It lies west of the Bogan River between the towns of Tottenham and Tullamore, in the state’s central west. The county was named after explorer Edmund Besley Court Kennedy.
Key Facts
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Central west NSW, west of the Bogan River |
| Named after | Edmund Besley Court Kennedy (1818–1848), explorer |
| Principal towns | Tottenham, Tullamore |
| Local government areas today | Lachlan Shire, Parkes Shire, Bogan Shire |
Parishes in Kennedy County
- Albert
- Babathnil
- Beaconsfield
- Belardery
- Bentinck
- Beugamel
- Boona
- Braalghy
- Bulbodney
- Burdenda
- Burra
- Burrill
- Carolina
- Cavendish
- Cookopie
- Coradgery
- Coradgery West
- Dandaloo
- Davison
- Derribong
- Euchabil
- Fitzroy
- Genanaguy
- Genaren
- Gillenbine
- Gobondry
- Graddle
- Hartington
- Hastings
- Hawarden
- Houston
- Kadina
- Limestone
- Merilba
- Meryula
- Mickibri
- Mickimill
- Mingelo
- Mingerong
- Moodana
- Moodana South
- Mungerie
- Ormonde
- Ossory
- Redcliffe
- Russell
- Salisbury
- Sarsfield
- Somerset
- Stanley
- Strahorn
- Tabratong
- Talingaboolba
- Tanilogo
- Tout
- Wellwood
- Weridgery
- Willanbalang
- Wilmatha
- Wombin
- Yralla
Towns and Localities Today
Tottenham and Tullamore are the two working towns in Kennedy County, both small service centres for the surrounding wheat and sheep country. Neither has a current census figure published separately from its parent shire, but both retain a store, school and rail siding history typical of central-west NSW towns of their size.
Geography
The Bogan River marks Kennedy County’s eastern boundary. The county borders Flinders, Oxley, Narromine, Gordon, Cunningham and Ashburnham counties, sitting in flat to gently undulating farming country between the Bogan and Lachlan river systems.
History
Kennedy was proclaimed under the standard colonial cadastral survey of New South Wales and named for Edmund Besley Court Kennedy, an explorer who led expeditions into Queensland and died on the Cape York expedition of 1848.
FAQ
Is Kennedy County still used?
Cadastral counties like Kennedy remain in land titles and property descriptions but have no government function today. Local services are administered by Lachlan Shire, Parkes Shire and Bogan Shire.
What towns are in Kennedy County?
Tottenham and Tullamore are the county’s two main towns.
What river borders Kennedy County?
The Bogan River forms the eastern boundary.