open encyclopedia * Article Search: * *
*
*

List of Rhode Island counties

From open-encyclopedia.com - the free encyclopedia.

List of Rhode Island counties:

  1. Bristol County: formed in 1747 from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. County seat: Bristol
  2. Kent County: formed in 1750 from part of Providence County. County seat: East Greenwich
  3. Newport County: formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729. County seat: Newport
  4. Providence County: formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729. County seat: Providence
  5. Washington County: formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. County seat: West Kingstown. Washington County is more commonly known as South County.

map


de:Liste der Counties in Rhode Island

Contribute Found an omission? You can freely contribute to this Wikipedia article. Edit Article
User Kevin Lamoreau (Last Contributor)     Talk Discussion (Article Talk Page)     Source GNU FDL Verbatim (GNU FDL)
Copyright © 2003-2004 Zeeshan Muhammad. All rights reserved. Legal notices. Part of the New Frontier Information Network.