People Searching

People Finding Tools
There are many people finding companies on the Internet. The ones listed here are merely suggestions. There is no guarantee of success. See additional disclaimers at the link below.

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 from FamilySearch (free with registration)

Ancestry's U.S. Public Records Index Search, 1950-1993 (requires subscription payment) Entries in this database usually include a person's first name, last name, address, city and state - many entries also include year of birth/age and phone number

Telephone Books and Area Codes

Area Code Listing by Number this will tell you what state an area code is from
Older Telephone Books
- U.S. Telephone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 at Ancestry (requires subscription payment)

Vital Records
Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records - USA

Online Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries where to find online death indexes listed by state, including death certificate indexes, obituaries, cemetery burials and probate records
- Obituaries Research Guide - USA
Places to Find Death Certificates, Records or Registers on the Internet

Online Birth, Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes

Where to Write for Vital Records for ordering by mail (fees and restrictions apply)

Finding Dates of Birth
Here you can find a list of some online 20th Century-era (or earlier) birth indexes...

Finding Birth Records and Indexes on the Internet - USA

Social Security Information - Death Index and Numbers

Social Security Death Index - Online Searching Information
Social Security Numbers by State how to tell what state a Social Security Card was issued based on the first 3 digits of the Social Security Number (for Social Security Numbers issued prior to June 25, 2011)

U.S. Post Office

Zip Code Lookup and Address Verifier

Adoption Searching and Registries

Adoption Search Registries and Reunion Resources Listed by State
Searching for Birth Relatives: A Factsheet for Families from the Child Welfare Information Gateway
International Soundex Reunion Registry

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Finding Living and Recently Deceased People in the USA

Online Tools For Adoptees, Genealogists and Missing Persons Searchers