Rous County

Rous
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Rous:
Merivale (Qld) Ward (Qld) Pacific Ocean
Buller Rous Pacific Ocean
Drake Richmond Pacific Ocean

Rous County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located at the north-east tip of the state. It is bordered on the north by the border with Queensland and on the south by the Richmond River. It contains Lismore, Byron Bay and Murwillumbah.

Rous County was named in honour of Admiral Henry John Rous (1795-1877).[1]

  1. ^ "Rous". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata