RHODE
ISLAND BDM LOCATOR
The following information has been gleaned from a number of
sources. Corrections and/or additions to the following information will be
appreciated.
Dates of Origination
Portsmouth Compact: March
7, 1638
State: The State of Rhode Island – May
29, 1790
Provinces
Kings Province
Providence Plantations
Rhode Island
Counties
Bristol - 1747
Kent - 1750
Kings - 1781
Newport - 1729
Providence - 1729
Washington - 1781
Towns/Villages
CHARLESTOWN
1666 - 1738: Westerly
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1738 - 1781: Charlestown
Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1790: Charlestown
Village (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present:
Charlestown (Washington) Rhode Island
CRANSTON
1620 - 1636: Meschanticut
Purchase
1636 - 1638: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations
1638 - 1754: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1754 - 1790: Cranston
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Cranston
(Providence) Rhode Island
EAST GREENWICH
1620 - 1638: Narraganset
1638 - 1678: Narraganset
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1678 - 1750: East
Greenwich Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1750 - 1790: East
Greenwich Village (Kent) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: East
Greenwich (Washington) Rhode Island
EXTER
1620 - 1638:
Aquidneck (Vacant Lands)
1638 - 1674: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1674 - 1742: North
Kingstown, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1742 - 1781: Exeter Village,
Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1784: Exeter
Village (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Exeter
(Washington) Rhode Island
FOSTER
1620 - 1636: Aquidneck
1636 - 1638: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1638 - 1703: Scituate
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1703 - 1729: Scituate
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1781: Scituate
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1790: Foster
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Foster
(Providence) Rhode Island
HOPKINTON
1620 - 1636: Misquamicut
1636 - 1638: Westerly
Settlement
1638 - 1666: Westerly
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1666 - 1729: Westerly
Village Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1739 - 1757: Westerly
Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1757 - 1781: Hopkinton
Kings, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1790: Hopkinton
(Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Hopkinton
(Washington) Rhode Island
JOHNSTON
1620 - 1636: Aquidneck
1636 - 1638: Providence
Settlement
1638 - 1703: Providence
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1703 - 1729: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1759: Providence
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1759 - 1790: Johnston
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Johnston
(Providence) Rhode Island
KINGSTON
1620 - 1638: Aquidneck
1638 - 1674: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1674 - 1781: Kingston
Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 18904: Kingston
Village (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Kingston
(Washington) Rhode Island
NEWPORT
1620 - 1639: Aquidneck
1638 - 1639: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1639 - 1729: Newport
Village, Rhode Island, Rhode island Colony
1729 - 1790: Newport
Village (Newport) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Newport
(Newport) Rhode Island
NEW SHOREHAM, BLOCK
ISLAND
1620 - 1638: Manisses
1638 - 1664: Manisses
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1664 - 1729: New Shoreham
Village, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1790: New Shoreham
(Newport) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: New
Shoreham (Newport) Rhode Island
NORTH KINGSTOWN
1620 - 1638: Aquidneck
1638 - 1674: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1674 - 1723: Kingstown
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1723 - 1781: North
Kingstown Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1790: North
Kingstown (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: North
Kingstown (Washington) Rhode Island
PORTSMOUTH
1620 - 1638: Pocasset
1638 - 1729: Portsmouth
Village, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1790: Portsmouth
Village (Newport) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Portsmouth
(Newport) Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE
1620 - 1636: Aquidneck
1636 - 1638: Aquidneck
Plantations
1638 - 1703: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1703 - 1729: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1790: Providence
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - 1831: Providence
Village (Providence) Rhode Island
1831 - Present: Providence
(Providence) Rhode Island
RICHMOND
1620 - 1636: Misquamicut
1636 - 1638: Misquamicut
Plantations
1638 - 1666: Westerly
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1666 - 1729: Westerly
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1747: Westerly
Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1747 - 1790: Richmond
Village (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Richmond
(Washington) Rhode Island
SCITUATE
1620 - 1636: Aquidneck
1636 - 1638: Aquidneck
Plantations
1636 - 1703: Providence
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1703 - 1729: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1731: Providence
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1731 - 1790: Scituate
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Scituate
(Providence) Rhode Island
SMITHFIELD
1620 - 1636: Aquidneck
1636 - 1638: Aquidneck
Plantations
1638 - 1703: Providence
Settlement. Rhode island Colony
1703 - 1729: Providence
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1731: Providence
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1731 - 1790: Smithfield
Village (Providence) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Smithfield
(Providence) Rhode Island
SOUTH KINGSTOWN
1620 - 1638: Aquidneck
1638 - 1674: Aquidneck
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1674 - 1723: Kingstown
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode island Colony
1723 - 1781: South
Kingstown Village, Kings Providence, Rhode island Colony
1781 - 1790: South
Kingstown (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: South
Kingstown (Washington) Rhode Island
WARWICK
1620 - 1638: Shawomet
1638 - 1642: Shawomet
Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1642 - 1648: Shawomet
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1647 - 1750: Warwick
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1750 - 1790: Warwick
Village (Kent) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Warwick
(Kent) Rhode Island
WESTERLY
1620 - 1636: Feversham
1636 - 1638: Westerly
Settlement
1638 - 1729: Westerly
Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1729 - 1781: Westerly
Village, Kings Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1781 - 1790: Westerly
Village (Washington) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: Westerly
(Washington) Rhode Island
WEST GREENWICH
1620 - 1638: Narraganset
1638 - 1678: Narraganset
Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
1678 - 1750: East
Greenwich Village, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony
1750 - 1790: West
Greenwich Village (Kent) Rhode Island Colony
1790 - Present: West
Greenwich (Kent) Rhode Island