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An Enlarged (289 KB) Map of the Yearly Meeting of Friends for New England, 1833. This map is next to page 55 in Centennial History of Moses Brown School, 1819-1919, by Rayner Wickersham Kelsey, published by the Moses Brown School, Providence, Rhode Island, 1919. The locations of Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Meetings are also shown.


1659 Rhode Island Map



GoldBug maps showing state and county lines of CT, MA & RI in 1703, 1729 and 1862.


Rhode Island in 1902, from the 9th edition of The Encyclopedia Britannica, copyright by Rand McNally, in two sections. Note that Block Island is now part of Washington County, not Newport.
Section 1; Section 2

Providence in 1664

From The Providence Plantations for 250 Years, by Welcome Arnold Greene, 1886. Showing the Layout of the Home Lots of the Original Proprietors: page 37:
In two sections enlarged: Section 1; Section 2

Center section enlarged (provided by Sam Behling) to show the names - 295kb.

Names on the map are (in order from top): Gregory Dexter; Matthew Waller; Thomas Painter; Edward Manton; John Greene, Jr.; Benedict Arnold; Francis Wickes; William Arnold; Thomas James; John Greene, Sen.; John Smith; Widow Reeve; Joshua Verin; Roger Williams; John Throckmorton; William Harris; Alice Daniels; John Sweet; William Carpenter; Robert Cole; Thomas Olney; Thomas Angell; Francis Weston; Richard Waterman; Ezekiel Holyman; Stukely Westcott; William Reynolds; Daniel Abbot; Chad Brown; John Warner; George Rickard; Richard Scott; William Field; John Field; Joshua Winsor; Thomas Harris; Adam Goodwin; William Burrows; William Mann; William Wickenden; Nicholas Power; Widow Tiler; Widow Sayer; Thomas Hopkins; Edward Hart; Matthew Weston; John Lippitt; Hugh Bewit [Bewitt]; William Hawkins; Christopher Unthank; Robert Williams.


Undated Old Map of Johnston
From the Johnston Town Hall


Owners and Occupants of the Lots, Houses and Shops in the Town of Providence Rhode Island in 1798



From the 9th edition of The Encyclopedia Britannica, copyright by Rand McNally 1902.
City of Providence (enlarged 200%)

1918 Plat Book of the City of Providence Rhode Island


A New Scan of these Images

From the Atlas of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Compiled and Published by D. G. Beers & Co., 1870

These maps show both the geographic features of an area, as well as the locations and names/owners of many of the homes and stores. As a result, they are invaluable as a genealogy tool.

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Providence County 1870

The city of Providence. This map does not have buildings or names, but it is a good street map: page 9 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
East Providence, including an enlargement of Omega: page 13 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
List of names in each section of the East Providence Map: Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6.

North Providence: page 25 in three sections

Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
List of names in each section of the North Providence Map: Section 1; Section 2; Section 3.

Cranston: page 15 in three sections

Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Johnston Township, including enlargement of Simonsville: page 19 in three sections across:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
List of names in these section
Olneyville, Plain Farm and Silver Lake Plats, Johnston Township: page 21 in three sections across:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Individual enlargements of Allendale, Centerdale, Dyerville, Fruit Hill, Graniteville, Greystone, Hughesdale, Manton Village, and Morgan Mills: page 23 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 4; Section 6
Pawtucket : map portion of page 31 in two sections
Section 1; Section 2
Smithfield, including enlargements of Ashton, Georgiaville, Greenville, and West Greenville: double page 34 and 35 in six large sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
List of names in each section of the Smithfield Map: Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6.

Individual enlargements of Albion, Allenville, Blackstone, Forestdale, [Forrestdale], Manville, Union Village, and Waterford: page 37 in six sections:

Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Cumberland, including enlargements of Cumberland and Lonsdale: page 47 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Valley Falls: page 49 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Burrillville: page 51 in three sections:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Graniteville, Harrisville, Huntsville, Laurel Hill, Pascoag, Saxonville: page 53 in three sections:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Chepachet, Glendale, Harmony, Mapleville, Mohegan, Nasonville: page 55 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Glocester: page 57 in three sections:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Foster: page 59 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Scituate: page 61 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
North Scituate, including enlargements of New Mill Estate, Hope, Jackson, Arkwright, and Fiskville: page 63 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Enlargements of Rockland, Richmond, Saundersville, Clayville, Glen Rock, and Pontiac: page 66 in four sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2
Row two Section 3; Section 4

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Kent County 1870

Warwick: page 67 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Enlargements of Apponaug, Centerville, Crompton, and Natick: page 69 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Enlargements of Arctic, Birch Hill, Clyde Print Works, Harris, Lippitt, Phenix, and River Point: page 71 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Coventry and West Greenwich, plus enlargements of Noose Neck and Washington: page 74 and 75 in twelve sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Row two Section 7; Section 8; Section 9; Section 10; Section 11; Section 12
East Greenwich, plus enlargements of Anthony, Coventry Center, Greene, Quidnick, and Summit: page 77 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
East Greenwich enlarged: page 79 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6

Bristol County 1870

Barrington: page 81 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Warren: page 83 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Warren enlarged: page 85 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Bristol: page 87 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Bristol enlarged: page 89 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6

Newport County 1870

Newport City and Islands: page 91 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Newport City enlarged: pages 94 and 95 in twelve sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Row two Section 7; Section 8; Section 9; Section 10; Section 11; Section 12
Block Island and New Shoreham (now Washington County): page 97 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Little Compton: page 99 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Tivertons, including enlargements of Stone Bridge, Bridgeport, and Tiverton 4 Corners: page 101 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Middletown, including enlargements of Little Compton Common and Adamsville: page 103 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Portsmouth, Prudence and Patience Islands: page 105 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Jamestown (Connanicut Island), including an enlargement of Newtown, Portsmouth: page 107 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6

Washington County 1870

North Kingstown: page 109 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Wickford, plus enlargements of Bellville, LaFayette, Wickford Station: page 111 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Kingston and Narragansett Pier: page 114 in three sections:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
South Kingstown: page 115 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Enlargements of Rocky Brook, Peacedale, and Wakefield: page 117 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Exeter, plus enlargements of Carolina Mills, Centerville, Moscow, Rockville, Shannock Mills and Woodville: pages 120 and 121 in twelve sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Row two Section 7; Section 8; Section 9; Section 10; Section 11; Section 12
Richmond: page 123 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Hopkinton: page 125 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Enlargements of Ashaway, Hope Valley, Hopkinton City, Laureldale, Locustville, Potters Hill, and Wyoming: page 127 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Charlestown, plus an enlargement of Dorrville: page 129 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6
Westerly, plus enlargements of Lotter Hill, and Watch Hill: page 131 in three long sections:
Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Westerly enlarged, plus Pawcatuck (Stonington, New London, CT): page 133 in six sections:
Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3
Row two Section 4; Section 5; Section 6

Old Narragansett 1895

From The Jonny-Cake Papers of Shepherd Tom by Thomas Robinson Hazard (printed in 1915) who was born in 1797 on the east slope of Tower Hill in Narragansett. The map of "Old Narragansett" was plotted by T. H. Hazard, Jr. and drawn by Norman M. Isham in 1895. Scanned and contributed by Fred Shippee. In eight sections:

Row one Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4
Row two Section 5; Section 6; Section 7; Section 8

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