The portion's number and its area are shown but not the dimensions. The grantee's name and date of Crown Grants made prior to 1863 as well as portion plan catalogue numbers are also shown. Only the original grantee's name and title particulars are noted on the Parish Maps unless subsequent changes to the grant conditions are made. In the latter case a new edition of the cadastral map is issued with the new changes. For the vast majority of the Western Division of New South Wales, separate parish maps have not been prepared and the county map remains as the base plan.
Land is subdivided into sections and allotments.
Various editions of the County and Parish maps exist in the collection, although there is not a full set of each edition of each Parish or County map. A list of the various editions of County and Parish maps, arranged by County is available in the Map Reading Room . Since about 1990 hardcopy issue of these maps ceased as the Office digitised its cadastre base. In addition to the traditional County and Parish series, the Lands Department has also issued, between 1970 - 1990, topographic map series with cadastral information overlay. Issued by the Valuer General's Department.