Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island Genealogy

Description
Smithfield, Rhode Island at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Providence County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Smithfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Rhode Island were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in TOWN, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of TOWN:

City Directories

 * 1913-1924 Rhode Island, U.S., City Directories, TOWN at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town

Other Town Records
In Rhode Island, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are TOWN town records available online:

Nearest Family History Center
Nearest Family History Centers to the town of TOWN: Nearest Affiliate Libraries to the town of TOWN: