Rich Patterson's Reference Desk

Find People, Places, and Businesses on the Net


Finding People

At Western

Faculty and Staff at Western - Western's Online Phone Directory
Students at Western - Western's Online Phone Directory

Nationwide

DexKnows -- R.H. Donnelley is one of the nation's leading Yellow Pages and online local commercial search companies.
DoubleClick Inc.'s Internet Address Finder -- Useful for finding people on the net
Four 11 - Directory of Nationwide E-Mail Addresses and Web Pages
Switchboard - White Page directory of over 90 million names with addresses and phone numbers nationwide
The Ultimate White Pages -- Search the world for a phone number and/or an address from a name, get a street map of any address, or get a zip code. Also does a reverse search -- it will find a name and address from only the phone number.
United States Postal Service Zip + 4 -- Just type in an address and you get a ZIP code. Also has good information on the postal service
Who Where - Search for E-Mail addresses, businesses and organizations Nationwide
World Pages -- You'll find 112 million U.S. and Canadian white and yellow pages listings, 9 million e-mail addresses, 30 million URLs, and links to over 200 directories.
ZIP2 -- Finds addresses, phone numbers and maps but gives door to door directions
USA People Search -- USA People Search is an information provider. They provide access to public records for use by consumers and businesses in order to locate and identify people.


Finding Businesses and Government Agencies

AT&T Toll-Free Internet Directory - Lists toll-free (1-800) numbers throughout the country
Big Book - Lists over 11 million businesses with address and phone number
Big Yellow - Lists millions of businesses with address and phone number. (Similar to Big Book)
FedWorld Information Network -- A one-stop site with links to just about every federal agency that's online
Yahoo! Yellow Pages -- Rated as one of the top search engines. Does not do a reverse lookup

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Date last Modified: February 14, 2009
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