Newport County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States Rhode Island  Newport County

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