St Vincent County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the south coast area encompassing Batemans Bay, Ulladulla, Jervis Bay and inland to Braidwood. The Shoalhaven River is the boundary to the north and west, and the Deua River the boundary to the south.
St Vincent County was named in honour of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735–1823), Admiral of the Fleet. The electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of St Vincent were the first electoral districts for the area, between 1856 and 1859.
In 1852 it had an area of and population of 2,572. "Old Welsh Books with English Translations" , The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia, 1852
Parishes within this county Land in the Parishes of Bherwerre, Beecroft, Farnham and Nowra was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1915 to become the Jervis Bay Territory, as specified in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909. A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
Parish LGA Coordinates Albert City of Shoalhaven Araluen Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Bateman Eurobodalla Shire Beecroft City of Shoalhaven Benandarah Eurobodalla Shire Bendoura Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Bettowynd Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Bherwerre City of Shoalhaven Bolaro Eurobodalla Shire Boolijah City of Shoalhaven Borimbadal City of Shoalhaven Boyle Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Boyne City of Shoalhaven Braidwood Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Broulee Eurobodalla Shire Bruce Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Buangla City of Shoalhaven Buckenbowra Eurobodalla Shire Budawang City of Shoalhaven Bulee City of Shoalhaven Burrill City of Shoalhaven Clyde Eurobodalla Shire Coghill Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Conjola City of Shoalhaven Coolumburra City of Shoalhaven Corang Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Croobyar City of Shoalhaven Cudmirrah City of Shoalhaven Currambene City of Shoalhaven Currock City of Shoalhaven Currowan Eurobodalla Shire Danjera City of Shoalhaven Durran Durra Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council East Nelligen Eurobodalla Shire Elrington Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Endrick City of Shoalhaven Ettrema City of Shoalhaven Farnham City of Shoalhaven Goba Eurobodalla Shire Jerrawangala City of Shoalhaven Jerricknorra Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Kioloa City of Shoalhaven Little Forest City of Shoalhaven Marlowe Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Meangora Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Milo Eurobodalla Shire Mogendoura Eurobodalla Shire Mogood City of Shoalhaven Monga Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mongarlowe Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mullendaree Eurobodalla Shire Murrengenburg City of Shoalhaven Nowra City of Shoalhaven Numbaa City of Shoalhaven Percy Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Quiera City of Shoalhaven Sassafras City of Shoalhaven Seymour Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council St. George City of Shoalhaven Tallaganda Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Tallowal City of Shoalhaven Termeil City of Shoalhaven Tianjara City of Shoalhaven Tomaga Eurobodalla Shire Tomboye Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Tomerong City of Shoalhaven Touga City of Shoalhaven Ulladulla City of Shoalhaven Wandrawandian City of Shoalhaven West Nelligen Eurobodalla Shire Wog Wog Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Wollumboola City of Shoalhaven Woodburn City of Shoalhaven Yadboro City of Shoalhaven Yalwal City of Shoalhaven Yerriyong City of Shoalhaven
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