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United States Rhode Island Providence County

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Providence County, Rhode Island
Map
Location in the state of Rhode Island
Location of Rhode Island in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	June 16, 1729
County Seat
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Providence County Courthouse
250 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401.277.671

Probate Judge has probate records
Family Court has divorce records;
Municipal Court has court records;
Recorder Deeds has land records;
Town and City Clerks have birth, marriage and death records

(22 twns in Providence Co) Towns Organized Before 1800; Cranston 1754, Cumberland 1746-7, Foster 1781, Gloucester 1730-1, Johnston 1759, North Providence 1765, Providence 1636, Scituate 1730-1, Smithfield 1730-1

There is no county government. The government is located at town and state levels.

Quick Facts

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Providence County, Rhode Island

Named for the Divine Providence.

16 June 1729: Renamed Providence County. ^[1]

Parent County

1703: Formed as Providence Plantations County.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Lost census: 1890

Places / Localities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Providence County, Rhode Island

Cities	Central Falls \| Cranston \| East Providence \| Pawtucket \| Providence \| Woonsocket

Towns	Burrillville \| Cumberland \| Foster \| Glocester \| Johnston \| Lincoln \| North Providence \| North Smithfield \| Scituate \| Smithfield

Villages	Albion \| Branch Village \| Chepachet \| Cumberland Hill \| Esmond \| Forestdale \| Georgiaville \| Glendale \| Greenville \| Hanton City \| Harmony \| Harrisville \| Lime Rock \| Lonsdale \| Manville \| Oakland \| Pascoag \| Quinnville \| Primrose \| Saylesville \| Slatersville \| Union Village \| Valley Falls Waterford \|

Neighboring Counties	Bristol \| Kent \| Connecticut County: Windham \| Massachusetts Counties: Bristol \| Norfolk \| Worcester

Clickable Town Map

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Providence County, Rhode Island census records online, see: Rhode Island Census.

Church History and Records (Rural)

Court

Directories

Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.

Land

History

Maps

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

1778-1784, 1799-1828 - The Providence Gazette at Google News - free.

1779-1781 - The American Journal and General Advertiser at Google News - free.

1785-1795 - The Providence Gazette and Country Journal at Google News - free.

1799-1801 - The Providence Journal at Google News - free.

Probate

The probate records of Providence, 1670 to 1730, have been published. See Frank Calef's index to Providence probate records of 1663 to 1775 (FHL 022385).

Taxation

Vital Records

1740s-1760s - Drowne, Henry Russell. "Some Vital Records of Providence, R.I.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan. 1915):80-81. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 46. Includes baptisms, marriages.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

The Providence County RIGenWeb Project, an member of The RIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
The USGenWeb Archives Project for Providence County.
FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Providence County

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].

Links to Rhode Island-related articles

Rhode Island Topics

Introduction · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Town Records · Vital Records · For Further Reading

v • d • e Rhode Island Counties

Bristol · Kent · Newport · Providence · Washington

v • d • e Rhode Island Extinct Counties

Dominion of New England · Massachusetts Bay Colony · New Netherland · King's · Plymouth Colony · Providence Plantations · Rhode Island

v • d • e Rhode Island Major Repositories

Rhode Island State Archives · Rhode Island Historical Society · Newport Historical Society · Brown University Library · Providence Public Library · Archives at the Judicial Records Center · National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) · New England Historic Genealogical Society

v • d • e Rhode Island Migration Routes

Atlantic Coast Ports · Long Island Sound · Narragansett Bay · Taunton River · Blackstone Valley · King's Highway · Old Roebuck Road

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