Rhode Island County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 |
See an interactive outline map of Rhode Island Historical Counties at Newberry Library site[1] (Free) Enter a year, Refresh Map, select zoom in, then click on the map to enlarge it. |
 |
Sort the table by Date Formed or by Parent Counties and check Boundary Changes for interesting insights. |
| Name of County | Date Formed | Boundary Changes |
Parent County | Counties Created by Boundary Changes |
| Bristol | 1746 Feb 17 | Details | Providence | none |
| Kent | 1759 Jun 11 | Details | Providence | none |
| King's | 1703 Jun 22 | Details | Colonial lands | renamed Washington 1781 |
| Newport | 1781 Oct 29 | Details | Rhode Island County | none |
| Providence | 1729 Jun 16 | Details | renamed from Providence Plantations Genealogy | Bristol 1746, Kent 1750 |
| Providence Plantations Genealogy | 1636 6 16 | Details | Colonial lands | renamed Providence 1703 |
| Rhode Island | 1636 6 16 | Details | Colonial lands | renamed Newport 1729 |
| Washington | 1781 Oct 29 | Details | renamed from King's County | none |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Rhode_Island/viewer.htm Rhode_Island Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.
