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)
United States, US Living Persons Database, 1970-2024 (LexisNexis) (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
Ancestry's U.S. Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 (requires subscription payment)

Telephone Books and Area Codes

Area Codes 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

Finding Birth Records and Indexes on the Internet - USA

Online Birth, Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes

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

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)

Life Insurance Policy Locator and Unclaimed Property

MissingMoney.com - Search for Unclaimed Property from the National Association of State Treasurers
Life Insurance Policy Locator Service "The Life Insurance Policy Locator Service was created to help consumers locate benefits from life insurance policies and annuity contracts on the lives of deceased persons." From the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Life Insurance Policy Locator

U.S. Post Office

Zip Code Lookup and Address Verifier

Prison Records and Indexes

U.S. Prison and Inmates Records and Indexes on the Internet

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Finding Living and Deceased People in the USA

Online Tools For Genealogists and Other Missing Persons Searchers