Rhode Island Directories

Online Resources

 * Rhode Island City Directories ($)
 * Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin
 * Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives
 * 1861-1924 - Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
 * Rhode Island City Directories, index
 * 1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.

Libraries and Archives
Chace, Henry R. 1982. Owners and occupants of the lots, houses and shops in the town of Providence, Rhode Island in 1798: located on maps of the highways of that date ; also owners or occupants of houses in the compact part of Providence in 1759 showing the location and in whose names they are to be found on the map of 1798. 1798 ;

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including:

Providence

1824-1860 FS Library film 6044349-6044378

1861-1902 FS Library film 1377340-1377360

1902-1934 FS Library film 1612034-1612050

1938 etc. FS Library book 974.52 E4s

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:


 * RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
 * RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

 * DistantCousins
 * FamilyHistory.com
 * Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories
 * Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.