Rhode Island City Directories

City directories contain contemporary names, addresses, phone numbers and local business information. Often included are occupations, marital status, property ownership and boarders living at an address. We can also find information on churches, newspapers, courts and other local organizations.

The directories were expensive to produce, so there’s sometimes large gaps in the years. At the bottom of the page we have included a list from the Rhode Island Historical Society, detailing their large city directory collection. This may be useful to determine whether a particular year was ever published.

Below are all the Rhode Island city directories currently digitized and available free and full text.

Once you’ve opened a directory, try using the in-text search box to quickly find what you are looking for.

 

 

Providence City Directories

 

Providence City Directory, 1824

1824

Providence City Directory, 1826

1826

Providence City Directory, 1828

1828

Providence City Directory, 1830

1830

Providence City Directory, 1836

1836

Providence City Directory, 1838-1839

1838 - 1839

Providence City Directory, 1841-1842

1841 - 1842

Providence City Directory, 1844

1844

Providence City Directory, 1847-1848

1847 - 1848

Providence City Directory, 1850

1850

Providence City Directory, 1853-1854

1853 - 1854

Providence City Directory, 1855-1856

1855 - 1856

Providence City Directory, 1857

1857

Providence Almanac, 1880

1880 Almanac

Providence Street Renumbering, 1888

1888 Streets

Providence City Directory, 1889

1889

Providence City Directory, 1892

1892

Providence City Directory, 1895

1895

Providence City Directory, 1896-1897

1896 - 1897

Providence City Directory, 1899

1899

Providence City Directory, 1912

1912

Providence City Directory, 1913

1913

Providence City Directory, 1914

1914

Providence City Directory, 1919

1919

Providence City Directory, 1920

1920

Providence City Directory, 1930

1930

Providence City Directory, 1932

1932

Providence City Directory, 1934

1934

Providence City Directory, 1935

1935

Providence City Directory, 1938

1938

Providence City Directory, 1939

1939

Providence City Directory, 1940

1940

Providence City Directory, 1941

1941

Providence City Directory, 1942

1942

Providence City Directory, 1943

1943

Providence City Directory, 1944

1944

Providence City Directory, 1945

1945

Providence City Directory, 1946

1946

Providence City Directory, 1947

1947

Providence City Directory, 1948

1948

Providence City Directory, 1949

1949

Providence City Directory, 1950

1950

Providence City Directory, 1951

1951

Providence City Directory, 1952

1952

Providence City Directory, 1953

1953

Providence City Directory, 1954

1954

Providence City Directory, 1955

1955

Providence City Directory, 1956

1956

Providence City Directory, 1957

1957

Providence City Directory, 1959

1959

Providence City Directory, 1960

1960

Providence City Directory, 1961

1961

Providence City Directory, 1962

1962

Providence City Directory, 1964

1964

Providence City Directory, 1966

1966

Providence City Directory, 1968

1968

Providence City Directory, 1970

1970

Providence City Directory, 1972

1972

Providence City Directory, 1976

1976

Providence City Directory, 1978

1978

 

 

Warwick City Directories

 

Warwick City Directory, 1914-1915

1914 - 1915

Warwick City Directory, 1920-1921

1920 - 1921

Warwick City Directory, 1922

1922

Warwick City Directory, 1925

1925

Warwick City Directory, 1928

1928

Warwick City Directory, 1936

1936

Warwick City Directory, 1938

1938

Warwick City Directory, 1940-1941

1940 - 1941

Warwick City Directory, 1942-1943

1942 - 1943

Warwick City Directory, 1948-1949

1948 - 1949

Warwick City Directory, 1952-1953

1952 - 1953

Warwick City Directory, 1959 Volume 1

1959 vol. 1

Warwick City Directory, 1960

1960

Warwick City Directory, 1963

1963

Warwick City Directory, 1964

1964

Warwick City Directory, 1965

1965

Warwick City Directory, 1967

1967

Warwick City Directory, 1969

1969

Warwick City Directory, 1970

1970

Warwick City Directory, 1971

1971

Warwick City Directory, 1972

1972

Warwick City Directory, 1973

1973

Warwick City Directory, 1974-1975

1974 - 1975

Warwick City Directory, 1976

1976

Warwick City Directory, 1977

1977

Warwick City Directory, 1978

1978

Warwick City Directory, 1979

1979

 

 

 

Warwick Tax Books

 

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1865

1865

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1867

1867

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1869

1869

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1870

1870

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1872

1872

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1873

1873

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1874

1874

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1875

1875

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1876

1876

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1877

1877

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1878

1878

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1879

1879

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1880

1880

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1881

1881

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1882

1882

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1883

1883

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1884

1884

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1885

1885

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1886

1886

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1887

1887

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1888

1888

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1889

1889

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1890

1890

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1891

1891

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1892

1892

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1893

1893

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1894

1894

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1895

1895

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1896

1896

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1898

1898

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1899

1899

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1903

1903

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1904

1904

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1905

1905

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1906

1906

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1908

1908

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1909

1909

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1910

1910

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1911

1911

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1912

1912

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1913

1913

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1914

1914

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1915

1915

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1916

1916

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1917

1917

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1918

1918

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1919

1919

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1920

1920

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1921

1921

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1923

1923

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1924

1924

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1925

1925

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1926

1926

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1927

1927

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1928

1928

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1929

1929

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1930

1930

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1932

1932

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1933

1933

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1934

1934

Warwick Town Tax Book, 1935

1935

   

 

 

Other City Directories

There are only twenty-four other Rhode Island city directories digitized at this time.

 

Bristol, Warren and Barrington City Directory, 1877

Bristol Warren and Barrington 1877

East Providence City Directory, 1896-1897

East Providence 1896 - 1897

Fall River City Directory (including parts of Tiverton), 1855

Fall River (parts of Tiverton) 1855

Fall River City Directory (including parts of Tiverton), 1905

Fall River (parts of Tiverton) 1905

 

Fall River City Directory (including parts of Tiverton), 1915

Fall River (parts of Tiverton) 1915

Fall River City Directory (including parts of Tiverton), 1918

Fall River (parts of Tiverton) 1918

Fall River City Directory (including parts of Tiverton), 1921

Fall River (parts of Tiverton) 1921

Johnston City Directory, 1891-1894

Johnston 1891 – 1894

 

Newport City Directory, 1871-1872

Newport 1871 - 1872

Newport City Directory, 1905

Newport 1905

Newport City Directory, 1907

Newport 1907

Newport City Directory, 1909

Newport 1909

 

Newport City Directory, 1910

Newport 1910

Newport City Directory, 1914

Newport 1914

Newport City Directory, 1920

Newport 1920

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1877

Pawtucket and Central Falls 1877

 

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1919

Pawtucket and Central Falls 1919

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1920

Pawtucket and Central Falls 1920

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1922

Pawtucket and Central Falls 1922

Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown, and Little Compton City Directory, 1906

Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown, and Little Compton 1906

 

Tiverton, Little Compton, Portsmouth, Middletown City Directory, 1910

Tiverton, Little Compton, Portsmouth, Middletown 1910

Westerly and Pawcatuck City Directory, 1885-1886

Westerly and Pawcatuck 1885 – 1886

Westerly and Pawcatuck City Directory, 1909-1910

Westerly and Pawcatuck 1909 - 1910

Woonsocket City Directory, 1910

Woonsocket 1910

 

 

 

Find Print Rhode Island City Directories

 

What if the directory you are looking for hasn’t been digitized yet?

The best place to find the original physical copies of the directories is through the various Rhode Island public libraries. The Rhode Island Historical Society also has a large collection of city directories. Their handout, which lists their collection, is below.

 

City Directories Owned by the Rhode Island Historical Society

Attached below.

 

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Rhode Island Historical Society City Directories