Newport County Genealogy
Newport County, Rhode Island History and Profile:
Newport County is one of five counties located in the state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population of Newport County was about 85,433. It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island.
Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental function. All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out either by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island.
Newport County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as one of the two original counties of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. As originally established, Newport County consisted of four towns: Portsmouth, Newport, Jamestown, and New Shoreham. In 1746-47, two towns, Little Compton and Tiverton, were acquired from Massachusetts. In 1856, the town of Fall River was split off from Tiverton but was ceded to Massachusetts six years later in 1862 as part of the settlement of the boundary dispute between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In 1963, the town of New Shoreham was transferred to Washington County. County government was abolished in Rhode Island in 1842 and today remains only for the purpose of delineating judicial administrative boundaries.
Newport County is home to the following National protected areas:
* Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
* Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Newport County, RI:
* Jamestown
o Beavertail (a village of Jamestown)
o Cedar Point (a village of Jamestown)
o Conanicut (a village of Jamestown)
o Dutch Island (a village of Jamestown)
o Freebody Hill (a village of Jamestown)
* Little Compton
o Adamsville (a village of Little Compton)
o Briggs Point (a village of Little Compton)
o Sakonnet (a village of Little Compton)
o Tunipus (a village of Little Compton)
* Middletown
o Easton Point (a village of Middletown)
o Sachuest (a village of Middletown)
o Newport East (a village of Middletown)
* Newport
o Castle Hill (a village of Newport)
o Coasters Harbor (a village of Newport)
o Coddington Point (a village of Newport)
o Fort Adams (a village of Newport)
o Forty Steps (a village of Newport)
o Goat Island (a village of Newport)
o Ochre Point (a village of Newport)
o Rose Island (a village of Newport)
o Tonomy Hill (a village of Newport)
* Portsmouth
o Bristol Ferry (a village of Portsmouth)
o Cedar Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Common Fence Point (a village of Portsmouth)
o Corey Lane (a village of Portsmouth)
o Despair Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Dyer Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Gould Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Hog Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Homestead (a village of Portsmouth)
o Hope Island (a village of Portsmouth)
o Hummocks (a village of Portsmouth)
o Island Park (a village of Portsmouth)
o Melville (a village of Portsmouth)
o Patience (a village of Portsmouth)
o Prudence (a village of Portsmouth)
o Quaker Hill (a village of Portsmouth)
* Tiverton
o Bridgeport (a village of Tiverton)
o Eagleville (a village of Tiverton)
o Fogland Point (a village of Tiverton)
o Grayville (a village of Tiverton)
o Nannaquaket (a village of Tiverton)
o North Tiverton (a village of Tiverton)
o Tiverton Four Corners (a village of Tiverton)
* Villages have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.
Government
No County Government – Towns are responsible for local Government
Historic Places
Army and Navy YMCA
Artillery Park
Bailey Farm
Charles H. Baldwin House
Benjamin Barker House
Battle of Rhode Island Site
Beavertail Light
Isaac Bell House
Bellevue Avenue Historic District
Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District
The Bird’s Nest
Borden Farm
Bourne Mill
Boyd’s Windmill
The Breakers
Brick Market
Thomas Carr Farmstead Site (Keeler Site RI-707)
Castle Hill Lighthouse
Chateau-sur-Mer
Clambake Club of Newport
Clarke Street Meeting House
Commandant’s Residence
Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
Conanicut Battery
Conanicut Island Lighthouse
Cook-Bateman Farm
CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)
Dr. Charles Cotton House
William King Covell III
Dutch Island Lighthouse
The Elms
Emmanuel Church
Farnham Farm
Fort Adams
Fort Barton Site
Fort Dumpling Site
Fort Hamilton Historic District
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery
Friends Meetinghouse
Levi H. Gale House
Gardiner Pond Shell Midden
Greenvale Farm
John Griswold House
Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706)
Joseph Hicks House
Hamilton Hoppin House
Horsehead-Marbella
Hunter House
Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse
Jamestown Archeological District
Jamestown Windmill
Lyman C. Joseph House
Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District
Edward King House
Kingscote
Lawton-Almy-Hall Farm
Little Compton Common Historic District
Lucas-Johnston House
Luce Hall
Malbone
Francis Malbone House
Marble House
Capt. John Mawdsley House
Miantonomi Memorial Park
Mount Hope Bridge
Dennis J. Murphy House at Ogden Farm
Newport Artillery Company Armory
Newport Casino
Newport Harbor Lighthouse
Newport Historic District
Newport Steam Factory
Oak Glen
Ocean Drive Historic District
Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District
Old State House
Old Friends Archeological Site
Osborn-Bennett Historic District
Paradise School
Perry Mill
Pine Hill Archeological Site
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery
President’s House
Prudence Island Lighthouse
Redwood Library
Rhode Island Red
Joseph Rogers House
Rose Island Lighthouse
Rosecliff
Sakonnet Light Station
Seamen’s Church Institute of Newport
William Watts Sherman House
Shiloh Church
Smith-Gardiner-Norman Farm Historic District
Southern Thames Historic District
St. George’s School-Church of St. George
St. Mary’s Church Complex
Ezra Stiles House
Stone House Inn
Stonybrook Estate Historic District
Taylor-Chase-Smythe House
Charles Tillinghast House
John Tillinghast House
Tiverton Four Corners Historic District
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Trinity Church
Union Church
United Congregational Church
US Naval War College
Vernon House
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
William Whalley Homestead
White Horse Tavern
Whitehall
Samuel Whitehorne House
Wilbor House
Windmill Hill Historic District
Witherbee School
Wreck Sites of H.M.S. Cerberus and H.M.S. Lark
Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island
Newport County Colonial Landmark Trail.
Newport County Genealogy Resources
Newport County RI, RIGenWeb Archives
Newport Historical Society
The Newport Historical Society Headquarters & Resource Center
82 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840
Tel (401) 846-0813
Fax (401) 846-1853
info@newporthistorical.org
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
Mondays by appointment only
For library research, appointments are strongly recommended.
For collections research, appointments are required.
We cannot guarantee service for walk-ins in the collections or the library.
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.
Census
1790 Federal Census for Newport County, RI – Link is to a folder of text files, named by the township.
1860 Federal Census Images – Newport County, RI Federal Census Images.for 1860
1920 Federal Census Images – Newport County, RI Federal Census Images for 1920
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Newport 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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RI bridge authority votes to raise Pell toll – Boston.com
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RI bridge authority votes to raise Pell toll
Boston.com JAMESTOWN, RIâThe Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has voted to increase tolls on the Pell Bridge as of July 1 unless a separate new toll proposed by the governor for the Sakonnet River Bridge is approved by state lawmakers. The Newport … Salvage of sunken barge is complete RITBA Board Votes to Raise Pell Bridge Tolls Officials to vote on toll increase for Newport bridge |
RI group buys 1821 letter from freed Newport slave – Boston.com
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RI group buys 1821 letter from freed Newport slave
Boston.com PROVIDENCE, RIâThe Newport Historical Society has purchased an 1821 letter from a former slave who became one of Newport's most notable free African American citizens. The Newport Daily News reports the letter was written by Newport Gardner. |
RI mother blames police for death of her son – Boston.com
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RI mother blames police for death of her son
Boston.com He had that right, but they bombasted him and killed him,'' Raposa's mother, Brenda, told The Newport Daily News. She also told the newspaper her son was bipolar. She did not immediately return a message left for her on Tuesday by The Associated Press. |
2 TX men, RI woman arrested in La. drug case – Boston.com
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2 TX men, RI woman arrested in La. drug case
Boston.com Deen identifies them as Phillip E. Smith of Houston, John L. Smith, of Hemphill, and Monica L. Boswell of Newport, RI Sheriff's spokesman Bill Davis says he doesn't know if the Smiths are related. He says that when a sheriff's deputy stopped the car, … |
RI Furniture Stars At Christie’s, Where Total Nears $25 Million – Antiques and Arts Weekly
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RI Furniture Stars At Christie's, Where Total Nears $25 Million
Antiques and Arts Weekly A unique form, this diminutive block and shell Newport, RI, documents cabinet is signed by John Townsend and is his earliest known work with a tripartite block and shell façade, dating to 1755 to 1765. Chipstone Foundation founders Polly and Stanley … |
Tiverton man died after struggle with Portsmouth, RI, police – Fall River Herald News
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Tiverton man died after struggle with Portsmouth, RI, police
Fall River Herald News Soon after, Raposa became unresponsive and was brought to Newport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Portsmouth police notified the Rhode Island attorney general's office and state police. The state police are investigating as part of a typical … RI officials investigating death in Portsmouth Man dies after struggle with police RI mother blames police for death of her son |
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