[1] The Aboriginal name for the locality of Conargo was 'Gooriara', meaning "hopping" or "kangaroo ground".

There are five nearby villages – Blighty, Mayrung, Pretty Pine, Wanganella and Booroorban.

[4] The surrounding rural area consists of large sheep stations, including some Merino studs.

[5] In 1866 Conargo was reported as having a population of thirty persons, with a post-office, a store, and two hotels.

The writer added that the proprietor of the only store in the village had recently died after "a long and continued illness".