Providence County Rhode Island Genealogy And History
County Seat: Providence
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Providence County Rhode Island History
Providence County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as the County of Providence Plantations. It consisted of five towns, namely Providence, Warwick, Westerly, Kingstown, and Greenwich and encompassed territory in present-day Kent and Washington counties. Washington County was split off as King's County in 1729, while Kent County was split off in 1750. The town of Cumberland was acquired from Massachusetts and added to Providence County in 1746-47, and the towns of East Providence and Pawtucket were made part of Providence County when the final border with Massachusetts was settled in 1862. County government in Rhode Island was abolished in 1842. Providence County, like other counties in Rhode Island, has no governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries which are part of state government).
Communities
Cities: Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Pawtucket, Providence (traditional county seat), Woonsocket.
Towns: Burrillville, Cumberland, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield, Scituate, Smithfield.
Census-designated places: Chepachet, Clayville, Cumberland Hill, Foster Center, Greenville, Harmony, Harrisville, Pascoag, Valley Falls.
Other villages: Albion, Arnold Mills, Branch Village, Esmond, Forestdale, Georgiaville, Glendale, Lime Rock, Lonsdale, Manville, Oakland, Primrose, Quinnville, Riverside, Rumford, Saylesville, Smithville-North Scituate, Slatersville, Union Village, Waterford.
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| School Records | Vital Records Birth, Marriage and death records Arnold Collection of Rhode Island Vital Records | Wills/Probate Records |
Genealogical Research in Providence County Rhode Island
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906
Phone: (401) 273-8107
Website: http://www.rihs.org/
Providence Public Library
225 Washington St.
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Phone: (401) 455-8079
Website: http://www.provlib.org/
The Library's Genealogy Collection features Providence city directories, house directories, family biographies, Arnold's Vital Records and regimental histories of the Civil War.
Adjacent Counties
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts - northeast
- Bristol County, Massachusetts - east
- Bristol County, Rhode Island - southeast
- Kent County, Rhode Island - south
- Windham County, Connecticut - west
- Worcester County, Massachusetts - northwest
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