Kent County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States Rhode Island  Kent County


 * This article is about a county in the state of Rhode Island. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation).

County Courthouse
Kent County Courthouse 222 Quaker Lane; West Warwick, RI 02893 Phone: 401.841.835 (Town and City Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial, probate and land records  (Five twns in Kent Co) Towns Organized Before 1800; Coventry 1741, East Greenwich 1677, Warwick 1642-3, West Greenwich 1741

There is no county government. The government is located at town and state levels.

Quick Facts
Named for County of Kent, England.

Parent County
11 June 1759: Created from the Providence Plantations.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Providence Rhode Island Family History Center (Warwick)

Websites

 * The Kent County RIGenWeb Project, an member of The RIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kent County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kent County. (backup site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Kent County