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- This article is about a county in the state of Rhode Island. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation).
| Kent County, Rhode Island | |
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 Location in the state of Rhode Island | |
 Location of Rhode Island in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | June 11, 1759 |
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| County Seat | |
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| Named for: Kent, England | |
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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. [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
- Lost census: 1890
Places / Localities
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Clickable Town Map
Resources
Archives and Libraries
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Kent County, Rhode Island census records online, see: Rhode Island Census.
Church
Court
Land
History
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Family History Centers
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)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Kent County
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
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