Bristol County Genealogy
Bristol County, Rhode Island History and Profile:
Bristol County was formed as part of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. It was named for Bristol, it’s shire-town or county seat. It was formed as a county of Rhode Island in 1746 at the culmination of a long running border dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For more reading on the border dispute you may wish to look here. For history on each town, please see the appropriate town page listed below.
Cities and Towns of Bristol County, RI:
Barrington
Bristol (Bristol)
Warren
Government
No County Government – Towns are responsible for local Government
Historic Places
Alfred Drowne Road Historic District
Barrington Civic Center
Belton Court
Blithewold
Bristol County Courthouse
Bristol County Jail
Bristol Customshouse and Post Office
Bristol Ferry Lighthouse
Bristol Waterfront Historic District
Benjamin Church House
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
Benjamin Aborn Jackson House
Jennys Lane Historic District
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Longfield
Mount Hope Bridge
Mount Hope Farm
Nayatt Point Lighthouse
O’Bannon Mill
Poppasquash Farms Historic District
Joseph Reynolds House
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Warren United Methodist Church and Parsonage
Warren Waterfront Historic District
Bristol County Genealogy Resources
Bristol County, RI USGenweb US GenWeb Hub for Bristol County, RI
US GenNet Bristol County, RI Resource page
Kindred Trails Bristol County, RI – Good resource listing from Kindred Trails
Vital Records
Vital Records back to Colonial times may be available and acquired by contacting the town’s Clerk Office where the birth, death, marriage or divorce occurred. Census or Court records should be available from the County Clerk.
Bristol County Clerk
1 Dorrance Plaza
Bristol, RI 02809
(508) 823-6588
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription – Three text files in the directory by the town name.
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Bristol County
Query Forums
Genealogy Forums can be a great way to find other people that are researching the same ancestors as you are. Even if they may be not be researching the same direct line, but related lines you may find information that is useful in your own research. Make sure to verify any other research that you add to your own research and try to document it well. If asking questions in genealogy forums it is good to provide as much information as possible and in the subject of the posting try to give name and a date or range of dates to help make your query more likely to be found. Posts with titles like “looking for family” or “help!” are too generic and something along the lines of “John Smith b. abt 1828 md. Hannah Jones” would be more helpful to get your post read by those that are interested in the John Smith/Hannah Jones family.
Bristol County, RI at genforum
News Related to Bristol County, RI
“bristol county” ri – Google News
Mass. police officer stabbed; teen suspect shot – Boston.com
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Mass. police officer stabbed; teen suspect shot
Boston.com … officer was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. His condition is unknown. It's unclear what sparked the violence. The names of the officer and the teenage suspect have not been released. The Bristol County District Attorney's office is investigating. Officer stabbed, suspect shot dead police officer stabbed; teen suspect killed 15-year-old stabbing suspect dies |
Foreclosure filings drop 29% in Providence area – Providence Business News
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Foreclosure filings drop 29% in Providence area
Providence Business News This is the third straight month that year-over-year foreclosure filings dropped in the Providence area, which includes Bristol County, Mass. and all of Rhode Island except Newport County. The foreclosure totals show a continuing split between Rhode … |
Hometown radio personality Tony Bristol enters Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame – Valley Breeze
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Hometown radio personality Tony Bristol enters Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame
Valley Breeze Longtime Providence DJ and North Providence resident Tony Bristol, seen here with his wife, Ann, is all smiles after being named to the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the West Valley Inn last week. Bristol, named Anthony Pescarino as … |
Bristol County gets an ‘F’ for air quality – Taunton Daily Gazette
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Bristol County gets an 'F' for air quality
Taunton Daily Gazette There are monitors in various locations around the county, including in Fairhaven, Boston, Martha's Vineyard, and in East Providence and Narragansett, RI It classifies ozone season from April 1 to Sept. 30. When a person breathes in ozone, … |
Drought Conditions Have Improved – WPRI-TV 12 (blog)
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Drought Conditions Have Improved
WPRI-TV 12 (blog) The US Drought Monitor released an updated map of drought conditions⦠with the âdroughtâ classification dropped for most of RI and Bristol County, MA. Our area is still considered to be âabnormally dryâ⦠but we do have several more chances for … |
5 Things: Special Water Authority, Council Meetings – Patch.com
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5 Things: Special Water Authority, Council Meetings
Patch.com By Mary Alexandre The Bristol County Water Authority holds a special Board of Directors meeting tonight at 5:15 pm. The Bristol Town Council has a special meeting tonight at 7 pm. Free resume help is available at the Rogers Free Library in Bristol … |
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