Kent County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States Rhode Island  Kent County

Guide to Kent County Rhode Island genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


 * 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.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Rhode Island County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Rhode Island County Boundary Maps" (1643-1963) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Vital Records
See also How to order Rhode Island Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Rhode Island Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Rhode Island Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

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

Websites

 * Kent County, RI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Rhode Island Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Rhode Island Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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)
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Kent County