The County of Grant is one of the 37

counties of Victoria Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identifica ...

which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located to the west of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, on the west side of

Port Phillip Port Phillip (Kulin languages, Kulin: ''Narm-Narm'') or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped bay#Types, enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The bay opens into the Bass Strait via a short, ...

and includes

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

is on its north-western edge. It is bounded in the west by the

Yarrowee River The Yarrowee River (or Yaramlok in the Aboriginal language) is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Yarrowee is a major tributa ...

, on the north by the

Great Dividing Range The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs rough ...

and on the east by the

Werribee River The Werribee River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment that is located on the Werribee Plain, expansive lowland plain southwest of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lerderderg ...

. The county was proclaimed in 1853. The

Darriwilian The Darriwilian is the upper stage of the Middle Ordovician. It is preceded by the Dapingian and succeeded by the Upper Ordovician Sandbian Stage. The lower boundary of the Darriwilian is defined as the first appearance of the graptolite species '' ...

Age of the Ordovician Period of geological time is named for Darriwil parish in the county.

Parishes

Parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

within the county: * Anakie, Victoria * Ballark, Victoria *

Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vic ...

(also in the counties of Grant, Grenville, Ripon & Talbot) * Balliang, Victoria * Bamganie, Victoria * Barrarbool, Victoria * Bellarine, Victoria *

Beremboke, Victoria Beremboke is a locality in western central Victoria, Australia. The locality is centred in the northern Brisbane Ranges and in the Moorabool Shire local government area, west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwur ...

* Borhoneyghurk, Victoria * Bulban, Victoria * Bungal, Victoria *

Bungaree, Victoria Bungaree is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Melbourne and east of the regional centre of Ballarat, on the Western Freeway and in the Shire of Moorabool The Shire of Moorabool is a local governm ...

(also in the counties of Grenville & Talbot) * Bungeeltap, Victoria *

Buninyong, Victoria Buninyong is a town 11 km from Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Midland Highway, south of Ballarat on the road to Geelong. Buninyong was proclaimed a town on 27 June 1851 on the same day as Winchelsea, Portarlington, L ...

* Burtwarrah, Victoria * Cargerie, Victoria * Carrah, Victoria * Carrung-e-murnong, Victoria *

Clarendon, Victoria Clarendon is a rural locality in central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Midland Highway, west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the ...

Cocoroc, Victoria Cocoroc is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Dusiness District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Cocoroc recorded no population at the . History In 1892 the Melbourne and Met ...

* Conewarre, Victoria * Coolebarghurk, Victoria * Corio, Victoria * Darriwil, Victoria *

Dean, Victoria Dean is a small township in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Shire of Hepburn west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Aust ...

(also in the county of Talbot) * Duneed, Victoria *

Durdidwarrah, Victoria Durdidwarrah is a township located about 75 km west of Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populou ...

* Gherang Gherang, Victoria * Gherineghap, Victoria *

Gnarwarre, Victoria Gnarwarre is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. In the 1800s, the locality was alternately known as Shankhill. In the 2016 census, Gnarwarre had a population of 267 people. History The area was first settled by squ ...

* Gorong, Victoria * Gorrockburkghap, Victoria *

Jan Juc, Victoria Jan Juc is a suburb of Torquay, Victoria Torquay is a seaside resort in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and i ...

* Kerrit Bareet, Victoria * Korweinguboora, Victoria * Lake Lake Wollard, Victoria *

Lal Lal, Victoria Lal Lal is a town in Victoria (Australia), Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Lal Lal and the surrounding area had a population of 47 ...

Lara, Victoria Lara is a town in Victoria, 18 km north-east of the Geelong CBD, inland from the Princes Freeway to Melbourne. Its population at the 2016 census was 16,355. History The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at Lara on December 16, 1824, beli ...

Mambourin, Victoria Mambourin is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Mambourin recorded a population of 315 at the 2021 census. The proposed su ...

Meredith, Victoria Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong, in the local government area of the City of Greater Geelong. At the , Meredith had a population of 788. History The town was surveyed in ...

Modewarre, Victoria Modewarre is a locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. The town adjoins Lake Modewarre. In the 2016 census, Modewarre had a population of 276 people. Modewarre Primary School began as a local Anglican school in the 1850s, becam ...

* Moolap, Victoria * Mooradoranook, Victoria * Moorarbool West, Victoria * Moorpanyal, Victoria * Moranghurk, Victoria * Moreep, Victoria * Mouyong, Victoria * Murgheboluc, Victoria * Murtcaim, Victoria * Narmbool, Victoria *

Paraparap, Victoria Paraparap is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * ...

Parwan, Victoria Parwan is a town in Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton and the Shire of Moorabool local government areas. Parwan recorded a population of 188 at the 2021 census. Predominantl ...

* Paywit, Victoria * Puebla, Victoria * Tutegong, Victoria * Wabdallah, Victoria *

Warrenheip, Victoria Warrenheip is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the eastern rural-urban fringe named after nearby Mount Warrenheip. At the , Warrenheip had a population of 721. Precolonial history and name origins Mount Warrenheip is situated on ...

* Werribee, Victoria * Woornyalook, Victoria * Wormbete, Victoria * Wurdi-Youang, Victoria * Yaloak, Victoria * Yowang, Victoria

References

Vicnames, place name detailsResearch aids, Victoria 1910 Map of the county of Grant
showing colony and county boundaries, 1886. National Library of Australia Counties of Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub