Providence County Genealogy
Providence County, Rhode Island History and Profile:
Providence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population was 621,602. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Providence County, in the city of Cranston . It is the 97th most populous county in the United States.
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 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 is also home to the following National protected area:
Roger Williams National Memorial
Source: Wikipedia
Cities and Towns of Providence County, RI:
* Burrillville
o Harrisville (a village of Burrillville)
o Pascoag (a village of Burrillville)
* Central Falls
* Cranston
* Cumberland
o Cumberland Hill (a village of Cumberland)
o Valley Falls (a village split between Cumberland and Lincoln)
* East Providence
* Foster
* Glocester
* Johnston
* Lincoln
o Manville (a village of Lincoln)
o Albion (a village of Lincoln)
o Quinnville (a village of Lincoln)
o Lonsdale (a village of Lincoln)
o Saylesville (a village of Lincoln)
o Lime Rock (a village of Lincoln)
* North Providence
* North Smithfield
o Branch Village (a village of North Smithfield)
o Forestdale (a village of North Smithfield)
o Primrose (a village of North Smithfield)
o Slatersville (a village of North Smithfield)
o Union Village (a village of North Smithfield)
o Waterford (a village of North Smithfield)
* Pawtucket
* Providence
* Scituate
* Smithfield
o Greenville (a village of Smithfield)
* Woonsocket
Government
No County Government – Towns are responsible for local Government
Historic Places
1761 Milestone
Albion Historic District
Allen Street Historic District
Allendale Mill
Allenville Mill
Andrews-Luther Farm
Daniel Angell House
Angell-Ballou House
Arkwright Bridge
Arnold Mills Historic District
Dexter Arnold Farmstead
Eleazer Arnold House
Israel Arnold House
John Arnold House
Peleg Arnold Tavern
Ashton Historic District
Ballou House
Ballou-Weatherhead House
Battey-Barden House
Berkeley Mill Village
Bernon Worsted Mill
Bicknell-Armington Lightning Splitter House
Blackstone Canal
Borders Farm
Boston and Providence Railroad Bridge
Breezy Hill Site (RI-957)
Bridgeton School
Bridgham Farm
Brown Avenue Historic District
Burlingame-Noon House
Carpenter
Cato Hill Historic District
Central Falls Congregational Church
Central Falls Mill Historic District
Central Street School
Chepachet Village Historic District
Cherry Valley Archeological Site
Clayville Historic District
Clemence-Irons House
John Cole Farm
Amos Cooke House
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
Crescent Park Looff Carousel
Nathaniel Daggett House
Henry Darling House
James Dennis House
District 6 Schoolhouse
Capt. George Dorrance House
Double L Site
Eddy Homestead
Edgewood Historic District-Taft Estate Plat
Edgewood Yacht Club
Elliot-Harris-Miner House
David G. Fales House
Edwin H. Farnum House
Thomas Fenner House
Forestdale Mill Village Historic District
Foster Center Historic District
French Worsted Company Mill Historic District
Furnace Carolina Site
Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District
Alphonse Gaulin Jr. House
Georgiaville Historic District
Glenark Mills
Glocester Town Pound
Great Road Historic District
Benjamin F. Greene House
Greystone Historic District
Greystone Mill Historic District
Grove Street Elementary School
Hanora Mills
Harmony Chapel and Cemetery
Harris Warehouse
Harrisville Historic District
Hearthside
Holy Trinity Church Complex
Honan’s Block and 112-114 Main Street
Hope Street School
Hope Village Historic District
Thomas H. Hughes House
Island Place Historic District
Jenckes House
Jenckes House
Jenckes Mansion
Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower
Luke Jillson House
Joy Homestead
Jules Desurmont Worsted Company Mill
Knightsville Meetinghouse
L’Eglise du Precieux Sang
Lime Kilns
Limerock Village Historic District
Linton Block
Lippitt Hill Historic District
Little Neck Cemetery
Logee House
Lonsdale Historic District
Main Street Historic District
Manton-Hunt-Farnum Farm
Manville Company Worker Housing Historic District
Mathewson Farm
McGonagle Site
Metcalf-Franklin Farm
Millrace Site
Moosup Valley Historic District
Moswansicut Pond Site
Mt. Hygeia
Mount Vernon Tavern
Tyler Mowry House
William Mowry House
Newman Cemetery
Newman Congregational Church
Nopkins Mill Historic District
North End Historic District
Norwood Avenue Historic District
Oak Lawn Village Historic District
Oakland Historic District
Ochee Spring Quarry
Oddfellow’s Hall
Old Ashton Historic District
Old Congregational Church
Capt. Stephen Olney House
Pascoag Grammar School
Patterson Brothers Commercial Building and House
Pawtuxet Village Historic District
Philmont Worsted Company Mill
Pomham Rocks Light Station
Pothier House
Potter-Remington House
Pullen Corner School
Rhodes-on-the Pawtuxet Ballroom and Gazebo
Richmond Paper Company Mill Complex
Rosedale Apartments
Rumford Chemical Works and Mill House Historic District
Rumford Historic District
St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel
St. Ann’s Church Complex
St. Charles Borromeo Church Complex
St. Joseph’s Church Complex
St. Matthew’s Church
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory
Sassafras Site
Saylesville Historic District
Saylesville Meetinghouse
Sheldon House
Slatersville Historic District
Joseph Smith House
Smith-Appleby House
Smithfield Exchange Bank
Smithfield Friends Meeting House
Smithfield Road Historic District
Smithville Seminary
Smithville-North Scituate
South Central Falls Historic District
South Main Street Historic District
Gov. William Sprague Mansion
Squantum Association
Stadium Building
Ira B. Sweet House
Moses Taft House
Three Dog Site
Todd Farm
Lewis Tower House
Tower-Flagg Barn Complex
U.S. Post Office
Union Village Historic District
Valley Falls Mill
Valley Falls Mill
Phillip Walker House
Waterman-Winsor Farm
Nathan Westcott House
Whipple-Angell-Bennett House
Whipple-Cullen House and Barn
Whipple-Jenckes House
Whitcomb Farm
Frank Wilbur House
Stephen Winsor House
Arad Wood House
Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163)
Woonsocket City Hall
Woonsocket Civil War Monument
Woonsocket Company Mill Complex
Woonsocket District Courthouse
Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill
World War I Memorial
Providence County Genealogy Resources
Providence Rhode Island USGenweb 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.
Rhode Island Dept. of Health
Division of Vital Records
75 Davis Street
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 277-2812
Birth & Marriage records for the
state 1895 – present, death
records 1945 – present
Providence City Archives
City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7740
Early Providence Vital Records
American-French Genealogy Society
located in the First Universalist Church
78 Earle Street
Woonsocket, RI. 02895
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2113
Pawtucket, RI 02861-0113
Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
150 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 277-2678
Diocese of Providence
1 Cathedral Square
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 278-4546
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
46 Aborn Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 751-3490
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
130 Sessions Street
Providence, RI. 02906
(401) 331-1360
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
1000 Narragansett Parkway
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 463-8150
Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3302
(401) 222-2353
Fax (401) 222-3199
Email: reference@archives.state.ri.us
Rhode Island State Historical Society
52 Power St.
Providence, RI 02906
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 273-8107
Fax Fax: (401) 751-7930
Mailing Address:
110 Benevolent Street
Providence, RI 02906
Rhode Island Genealogical Society
PO Box 433
Greenville, RI 02828
Supreme Court Judicial Records Center
One Hill Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 277-3249
Early Naturalization & Court Records
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Collection
225 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 455-8005
United States Naval War College
686 Cushing Road
Newport, RI 02841
(401) 841-1140
Rhode Island Society, Sons of the American Revolution
c/o Robert Allen Greene, President
P.O. Box 137
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Society of Mayflower Descendants
35 Hodsell Street
Cranston, RI. 02910
(401) 467-7594
Italian Genealogical Society of America
P.O. Box 8571
Cranston, RI 02920-8571
Rhode Island Mayflower Descendants
128 Massasoit
Warwick, RI 02888
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Federal Building
203 John O. Pastore
Providence, RI 02903
Cranston Historical Society
Sprague Mansion
1351 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920
(401)944-9226
Brown University – John Hay Library (Special Collections)
20 Prospect Street
Box A
Providence, RI 02912
(401) 863-2146
(401) 863-2148 – Archives
Fax (401) 863-2093
Brown University – John Carter Brown Library
20 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 1894
Providence, RI 02912
(401)863-2725
Lincoln Public Library
145 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401)333-2422
Providence College
Phillips Memorial Library
River Avenue
Providence, RI 02918
(401)865-2242
Burrillville Town Clerk
70 Main Street
Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 568-4300
Central Falls Town Clerk
580 Broad Street
Central Falls, RI 02863
(401) 727-7400
Glocester Heritage Society
Main St.
P.O. Box 269
Chepachet, RI 02814
Glocester Town Clerk
P.O. Box B
Chepachet, RI 02814
Cranston City Clerk
City Hall, 869 Park Ave
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 461-1000
The League of Rhode Island Historical Societies
39 Forsythia Lane
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 942-3015
Cumberland Town Clerk
45 Broad St
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 728-2400
East Providence City Clerk
145 Taunton Ave
E. Providence, RI 02914
(401) 435-7596
Foster Town Clerk
South Killingly Rd
Foster, RI 02825
(401) 392-9200
Johnston Town Clerk
1385 Hartford Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 351-6618
Lincoln Town Clerk
100 Old River Rd
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 333-1100
North Providence Town Clerk
City Hall, 2008 Smith St
N. Providence, RI 02911
(401) 232-0900
Scituate Town Clerk
Main St
N. Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-2822
North Smithfield Town Clerk
1 Main St
Slatersville, RI 02876
(401) 767-2200
Pawtucket City Clerk
City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Ave
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 728-0500
Smithfield Town Clerk
64 Farnum Pike
Esmond, RI 02917
(401) 233-1000
Woonsocket Town Clerk
City Hall, 169 Main St
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 762-6400
Census
1790 Providence County, RI Federal Census Folder lists text files named by town.
1920 Providence County Federal Census Transcription (Partial)
1930 Providence County Federal Census Transcription (Only a couple pages transcribed currently.)
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Providence County
Query Forums
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