Providence facts for kids

Providence often refers to:

• Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes
• Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the United States

Providence may also refer to:

Places

• Providence, Mauritius, a village in Moka District, Mauritius
• Providence, Guyana
• Providence Atoll in the Republic of Seychelles
• Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada
• Providence, settlement in Burnham-on-Crouch, England

United States

• Providence, Alabama, a town in Marengo County
• Providence, Arkansas, in White County
• Providence, Nevada County, California
• Providence, San Bernardino County, California
• Providence, Illinois, in Bureau County
• Providence, Indiana
• Providence, Kentucky, a city in Webster County
• Providence, Simpson County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
• Providence, Trimble County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
• Annapolis, Maryland, formerly Providence
• Providence, Cecil County, Maryland
• Providence, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
• Providence Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
• Providence, Boone County, Missouri
• Providence, Dunklin County, Missouri
• Providence, New York
• Providence, Ohio
• Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County
• Providence, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County
• Providence, Utah
• Providence, West Virginia

Ships

• Providence (1812 ship), a merchant convict ship that transported convicts to Australia and that was wrecked in 1828
• Providence (1866), an American sidewheel steamer
• USS Providence, five U.S. Navy ships

Other uses

• Providence (religious movement), a Christian religious movement

See also

In Spanish: Providence para niños

• Providence Christian Academy (Lilburn, Georgia)
• Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  • Providence Friars, athletic teams of Providence College
• Providence University College and Theological Seminary, in Manitoba, Canada
  • Providence Freemen, athletic teams of Providence University College and Theological Seminary
• Providence Health & Services, an American health care system
• Providence Health Care (Vancouver), an operator of health care facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Providence Healthcare (Toronto), a Toronto, Ontario, Canada health care facility
• Providence Island (disambiguation)
• Providence Island Company
• Providence Stadium, Guyana
• Providence Station, Rhode Island, called "Providence" by the MBTA
• Providence Township (disambiguation)
• Providence University, Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan
• Sisters of Providence (disambiguation)
• Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
• New Providence (disambiguation)