View source for Providence County, Rhode Island Genealogy

''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Providence County'' 

{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Providence County
| county_map = Ri-providence.png
| state = Rhode Island
| state_map = Rhode-island.png
| founded year = 1729
| founded date = June 16
| seat wl = 
| building image = 
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| web = 
| named for = 
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}} 

=== County Courthouse  ===

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

=== Quick Facts  ===

{{Wikipedia|Providence County, Rhode Island}} 

Named for the Divine Providence. 

'''16 June 1729:''' Renamed Providence County. <ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> 

==== Parent County  ====

'''1703:''' Formed as Providence Plantations County. 

==== Boundary Changes  ====

==== Record Loss  ====

*Lost census: 1890

=== Places / Localities ===

{{Providence County, Rhode Island}} 

=== Clickable Town Map ===

{{Ri-providencetownimagemap}} 

== Resources  ==

=== Archives and Libraries  ===

=== Cemeteries  ===

=== Church History and Records (Rural)  ===

=== Court  ===

=== Directories ===

Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.

=== Land  ===

=== History  ===

=== Maps  ===

=== Military History and Records  ===

=== Naturalization and Citizenship<br> ===

=== Newspapers  ===

=== 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  ===

== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==

{{RAOGKlibrary}} 

== Websites  ==

*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~riprovid/ The Providence County RIGenWeb Project], an member of [[RIGenWeb|The RIGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ri/providence.html The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Providence County. 
*{{FHL|184475|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch.org}} Family History Library catalog for Providence County

== References  ==

{{reflist}} {{Rhode Island}} {{Rhode Island-stub}} 

[[Category:Providence_County,_Rhode_Island]]