Newport County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States Rhode Island  Newport County

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

County Courthouse
Newport County Courthouse 8 Washington Square Newport, RI 02840-7199 Phone: 401.841.835 Formerly Rhode Island Co. Name changed to Newport 16 Jun 1729. 1746-7 eastern boundary adjusted under decree of the King of England) (City and Tpwn Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records Family and Superior Courts have divorce records; Probate Courth has probate records from 1784, District Court has court records; Recorder Deeds has land records from 1780 Newport Historical Society, 82 Truro Street, Newport, RI has early church, land and probate records) (Five towns &amp; one city in Newport County Towns Organized Before 1800; Jamestown 1678, Little Compton 1746-7, Middletown 1743, New Shoreham 1672, Portsmouth 1638, Tiverton 1746-7

There is no county government. The government is located at town and state levels.

Quick Facts
22 June 1703: Formed as Rhode Island County

16 June 1729: Renamed Newport County. Named for Town of Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. (Welsh:Trefdraeth)

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * The Newport County RIGenWeb Project, an member of The RIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Newport County.
 * Family History Library Catalog for Newport County