Rhode Island Online Historical Directories

Rhode Island Online Historical Directories - listed by county

Expand your research by checking out the Rhode Island Online Historical Newspapers here.

Unsure of which county your city, town or village is a part? Check out RootsWeb's Town/County Locator here.

Statewide

Rhode Island Business Directory, Adams, 1856 - Free (Google Books)

Providence City and Rhode Island Business Directories, Sampson, Murdock, & Co., 1889 - Free (Google Books)

New England Business Directory, Sampson & Murdock, 1916 - Free (Internet Archive)

 - Part I (through page 499; Fall River, Massachusetts: Machado, Manuel)

New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, Sampson & Murdock, 1918 - Free (Internet Archive)

 - Part I (through page 493; Springfield, Massachusetts: Carroll's Garage)

Providence City and Rhode Island State Business Directory, Sampson & Murdock, 1919 - Free (Internet Archive)

 - incorrectly listed as the 1824 directory

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