Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island Genealogy

Description
Tiverton, 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

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Newport County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Tiverton 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

 * 1906-1937 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Tiverton at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1910-1935 Rhode Island, U.S., City Directories, Tiverton at Ancestry - index and images ($),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
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Rhode Island at Old-Maps.com
 * Tiverton at Mapcarta
 * Rhode Island Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Rhode Island Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Rhode Island Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Rhode Island Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Rhode Island Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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:

Nearest Family History Center

 * Providence Rhode Island Family History Center
 * American French Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Clark Memorial Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Newport Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Roger Williams University Library - an affiliate library