Bristol County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States Rhode Island  Bristol County

County Courthouse
Bristol County Courthouse 1 Dorrance Plaza; Warren, RI 02885-4369 Phone: 508.823.6588 There is no Co Clk in Bristol Co; Twn &amp; City Clks have birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk District Court has court records Four twns in Bristol County) Towns Organized Before 1800: Barrington 1717, Bristol 1681, Warren 1746-7

There is no county government. Government level is at town and state levels.

Quick Facts
Named for Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Parent County
17 February 1746: Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Records are kept at the town level. Please research at that level.

Places / Localities
The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Asylums

 * History of Asylums Genealogy Trails

Biographies

 * Genealogy Trails

Mailing Lists

 * RI Bristol County Rootsweb (subscription required)

Message Boards

 * Genealogy Queries Cousinconnect
 * Bristol County Message Board Rootsweb/Ancestry Login required to post
 * GenForum Login required to post

History

 * Sowams: with ancient records of Sowams and parts adjacent; illustrated. Warren is current name for Sowams. 
 * Building histories
 * Landmark sites LandmarkHunter

Military History and Records

 * List of Pensioners as of January 1, 1883

Revolutionary War

 * Newspaper account, 1823 Genealogy Trails

World War I

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Ancestry () ')
 * Awards of Distinguished Service Cross Medal Genealogy Trails

World War II

 * Army Enlistments A-L Genealogy Trails
 * Army Enlistments M-Z Genealogy Trails
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing and Army Air Force Personnel Genealogy Trails
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing and Army Air Force Personnel Access Genealogy

Korean Conflict

 * List of Military personnel who died from hostile action, including missing and captured, 1950-1957 Genealogy Trails

Vietnam

 * Casualties, Including Missing and Captured Declared Dead, 1957-1995 Genealogy Trails

Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources

 * Mining Sites Mindat.org

Newspapers

 * Genealogy Trails

Marriages

 * Marriage Announcements Genealogy Trails

Obituaries

 * Genealogy Trails

Passenger Lists

 * Genealogy Trails

Births

 * Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930 Ancestry ($)

Marriages

 * Genealogy Trails
 * Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 Ancestry ($)

Deaths

 * Genealogy Trails

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Linkpendium
 * Genealogy Trails
 * The Bristol County RIGenWeb Project, part of The RIGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project back up site
 * Family History Library Catalog for Bristol County.