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.

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