Rhode Island Directories

Online Resources

 * Rhode Island City Directories ($)
 * Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin
 * Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives
 * 1861-1924 - Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
 * Rhode Island City Directories, index

History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including:

Providence

1798 ;

1826

1856-60

1861-1933

1930, 1932

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:


 * RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
 * RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

 * DistantCousins
 * FamilyHistory.com
 * Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories
 * Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.