Underbool, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Underbool
state = vic


caption =
lga = Rural City of Mildura
postcode = 3509
pop = 217 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26861 | name = Underbool (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
elevation= 91
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 476
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 154
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 13
location3= Torrita
dist4 = 11
location4= Linga [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] ]

Underbool is a town situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about convert|13|km|mi|0|lk=on kilometres west from Torrita and convert|11|km|mi|0|lk=on kilometres east from Linga. At the 2006 census, Underbool had a population of 217.

The town name is thought to come from the German word "underbolt" given to it by surveyor Dr Neumayer when he camped there in October, 1861.

A Post Office opened on July 15, 1812 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset National Park.

With it's neighbouring township Walpeup Underbool has a football team (Walpeup-Underbool) in the Mallee Football League.

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