Kent County Genealogy
Kent County, Rhode Island History and Profile:
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County. As of 2000, the population was 167,090.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Kent County, RI:
* Coventry
* East Greenwich
* Warwick
* West Greenwich
* West Warwick
Government
No County Government – Towns are responsible for local Government
Historic Places
Stephen Allen House
Apponaug Historic District
Armory of the Kentish Guards
John Waterman Arnold House
Arkwright Bridge
Isaac Bowen House
Joseph Briggs House-Coventry Town Farm
Richard Briggs Farm
Budlong Farm
Buttonwoods Beach Historic District
Carbuncle Hill Archaeological District
Centreville Mill
Silas Clapp House
Conimicut Lighthouse
Cowesett Pound
Crompton Free Library
Crompton Mill Historic District
District Four School
East Greenwich Historic District
Elizabeth Spring
Forge Farm
Forge Road Historic District
Fry’s Hamlet Historic District
Capt. Oliver Gardiner House
Gaspee Point
Caleb Gorton House
Caleb Greene House
Christopher Rhodes Greene House
Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead
Moses Greene House
Peter Greene House
Richard Wickes Greene House
Greene-Bowen House
Greene-Durfee House
Greenwich Cove Site
Greenwich Mills
Harris Mill
Hopelands
Hopkins Hollow Village
Indian Oaks
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Kent County Courthouse
Knight Estate
Lambert Farm Site
Lippitt Mill
Massie Wireless Station
Meadows Archeological District
Moosup River Site (RI-1153)
Paine House
Pawtuxet Valley Dyeing Company
Pawtuxet Village Historic District
Pontiac Mills
Read School
Rhode Island State Airport Terminal
Christopher Rhodes House
Rice City Historic District
Royal Mill Complex
South Main Street Historic District
St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery
Tillinghast Mill Site
Tillinghast Road Historic District
Trafalgar Site
Valley Queen Mill
Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House
Warwick Civic Center Historic District
Warwick Lighthouse
Waterman Tavern
John R. Waterman House
William Waterman House
Clement Weaver-Daniel Howland House
West Greenwich Baptist Church and Cemetery
West Winds
Col. Micah Whitmarsh House
Oliver A. Wickes House
Wilson-Winslow House
Windmill Cottage
Kent County Genealogy Resources
Kent County RI, RIGenWeb Archives
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.
Arnolds Vital Records for Kent County, RI
Census
1790 Federal Census for Kent County, RI Index and transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Kent 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.
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