Auckland County

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = cadastral

| name = Auckland

| state = nsw

| image = Auckland NSW.PNG

| caption = Location in New South Wales

| near-nw = Beresford

| near-n = Dampier

| near-ne = Pacific Ocean

| near-w = Wellesley

| near-e = Pacific Ocean

| near-sw = Croajingolong (Vic)

| near-s = Croajingolong (Vic)

| near-se = Pacific Ocean

}}

Auckland County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is at the extreme south-east of the state, with the Victorian border to the south, and the area to the north of the Brogo River the boundary to the north. It includes Bega, Eden and Merimbula.

The county was named after George Eden, who was the First Earl of Auckland between (1784-1849).{{NSW GNR|id=TRKqjz|title=Auckland County|accessdate=}} (Coincidentally, the county has the same latitude as the city of Auckland, New Zealand - which was also named for George Eden.) In 1852, the county had an area of {{convert|1536000|acre|km2}} and was described as being mountainous with fertile plains.[https://archive.today/20070527081324/http://www.oldwelshbooks.net/hlc/ga/ga07.html "Old Welsh Books with English Translations"], The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia, 1852