County of Nares
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. It was named after George Nares, a naval officer and commander of. Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica. It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.
Parishes
Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:| Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Towns |
| Barron | Tablelands | Atherton, Tolga | |
| Bartle Frere | Tablelands | ||
| Bellenden Ker | Cairns | Babinda, Bellenden Ker, Miriwinni | |
| Cairns | Cairns | Cairns, Kuranda | |
| Danbulla | Tablelands | ||
| Dinden | Mareeba | ||
| Dirran | Tablelands | Tarzali, Millaa Millaa | |
| Dulanban | Cairns | ||
| East Barron | Tablelands | Yungaburra | |
| Formartine | Mareeba | ||
| Gadgarra | Tablelands | ||
| Glady | Cassowary Coast | Flying Fish Point | |
| Grafton | Cairns | Edmonton, Gordonvale | |
| Hull | Cassowary Coast | Silkwood, South Mission Beach, El Arish | |
| Japoon | Cassowary Coast | Japoon | |
| Johnstone | Cassowary Coast | Innisfail, South Johnstone | |
| Jordan | Cassowary Coast | ||
| Malanda | Tablelands | Malanda | |
| Monamona | Mareeba | ||
| Mourilyan | Cassowary Coast | Mourilyan, parts of Innisfail | |
| Palmerston | Cassowary Coast | - | |
| Russell | Cairns | Bramston Beach | |
| Smithfield | Tablelands | Northern Beaches | |
| Sophia | Cairns | Aloomba | |
| Tinaroo | Mareeba | Mareeba, Walkamin | |
| Trinity | Cairns | Yarrabah |