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• Rhode Island City Directories ($)
• Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin
• Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives
• 1861-1924 - Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
• Rhode Island City Directories, index

History

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.

Resources for Rhode Island Directories

Libraries and Archives

Chace, Henry R. 1982. Owners and occupants of the lots, houses and shops in the town of Providence, Rhode Island in 1798: located on maps of the highways of that date ; also owners or occupants of houses in the compact part of Providence in 1759 showing the location and in whose names they are to be found on the map of 1798. 1798 FHL book 974.52 E4c; At various libraries (WorldCat)

Directories Online

• Fold3.com ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
• Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including:

Providence

1826 FHL fiche 6044365

1856-60 FHL fiche 6044374-78

1861-1933 FHL films 1377340 (first of 38); microfiche 6044349 (first of 112)

1930, 1932 FHL book 974.52 E4sp

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

• DistantCousins
• FamilyHistory.com
• Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories
• Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories
• US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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