Phone Directories
Tipsheet for Finding People on the Web
From Jeff South's Virginia Commonwealth Site, this handout was written by Nora Paul when she was at Poynter. Very handy.
Toll-Free Government Numbers
A must bookmark.
Smartpages.com
Switchboard.com
mobilephone.no.com
Look up cell phone numbers. Just don't call 'em while they're driving, OK?
Reverse Phone Directory.com
555-1212.com
Use for reverse-lookup on phone numbers and e-mails
Payphone Project
Lists thousands of pay phones around the world.
Argali White & Yellow Pages
A new free telephone (and related) directories search
engine that is useful to journalists. The main
advantage is that it searches multiple directories at
once. This is especially useful because different
directories use different databases which on average
overlap only 70-80%. Many different search types are
supported: people, business, toll-free, reverse search
(by phone or address), search for area and zip codes.
It also searches for maps, email addresses and weather
conditions and forecast. Search results can be sorted
by name, address, street, city, state, zip code or
phone number and can also be saved on disk in various
formats (plain text, csv/excel, or html).
InfoUSA.com
Use for reverse-lookup on phone numbers.<
Reverselookup.com
Anywho.com
Phone directory and reverse-lookup capabilities.
WhitePages.com
A great reverse lookup tool.
Thinkdm.com
A reverse lookup directory.
Findlaw.com Reverse-Lookup Directory
The Real White Pages
Numbers, addresses and neighbors of. It occasionally has unlisted numbers.
People Finder
PhoneNumbers.net
Pay Phone Number Catalog
A list of pay phone numbers from around the world and their locations.
PeopleSearch Reverse Lookup Directory
InfoSpace Reverse Lookup
College Phonebook Gateway
More than 300 university phone books.
U.S. Blue Pages Directory
Federal Gov't contacts, including phone numbers and Web sites.
WebGator: State and Government Phone Directoriesfont>
McLeodUSA.com
An internet and phone directory.
Big Yellow
Phone index of businesses.
Bigbook.com
A national Yellow Pages directory.
Superpages.com
Toll-Free Directory
Telephone Directories on the Web
Telephone Directories of the World
The Ultimates
Ultimate White Pages and e-mail directory. It lets you surf several databases simultaneously
U.S. City Directories
City directories, arguably one of the most over-looked resources by
genealogists, have been around since the 1700s. This web site attempts to identify all printed, microfilmed, and online directories, and their
repositories, for the United States.
Ringthem.com Directory
Search Bug
Web search site that locates people by name, phone number, address and e-mail address. The site also includes links to other Web sites by subject area.
Athand.com
Directories for airlines, attorneys, doctors and other categoris.
Business Telephone Directory
Global Yellow Pages
InfoBel Worldwide Telephone Directory
Asia Yellow Pages
Area Code De-Coder
This database helps you track down confusing area codes.
State Agencies Directory
Humansearch.com
UK Phone Book
192.com: UK Directory
United Kingdom directory information.
Canada 411 Directory
E-mail Addresses for Global Press
Not sure how updated it is, but it's a pretty big database sorted by company.
Infospace UK
Phone directory for great Britain.
BT PhoneNet
Phone directory for great Britain.
Phone Company Complaints
PhoneSpell
What does your phone number spell?
555-List
An online database of fake phone numbers from movies and TV shows. Hilarious. It's a fan site, however.
Postal Information, Addresses, Locators
PostInfo Links
General postal informaton. Codes, geographical information and more.
USPS Zip Code Finder
Postal Information for the Planet
Shiraz Zip Code-Based Maps
Does zip-code based maps on everything from brownfields to public-assisted households to entitlement zones.
UPS Quick-Cost Calculator
Celebrity Address Search Engine
Classmates.com
A limited database, but it's a good longshot for hunting down people.
Alumni.net
Similar to classmates.com.
GradFinder.com
Similar to class-
mates.com.
ClassReunion.com
Similar to classmates.com.
Maps and Map Searches
Mapquest.com
Get lost all the time? This will help you search by address and zip code.
Mapsonus.com
Search by address and zip code.
The National Atlas of the United States
A set of interactive maps, including some special maps on volcanoes, exotic species, vegetationgrowth, federal Indian land areas, hazardous waste, nuclear sites, etc. The site is updated weekly.
MapBlast.com
Search by address and zip code.
Maps in the News
Atlapedia Online
Full-color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
National Geographic's Map Machine
Maybe the best online atlas on the Web.
Geographic Encyclopedia
Maptech MapServer
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Use the GEOnet names server.
National Geographic: Afghanistan Maps
A political map and a satellite view of the country.
Metro Planet
Mass transit guides for any site in the world.
The Yale Map Collection
Maps from the 16th through 19th centuries.
Manhattan Address Locator
Helps you find the cross streat to the avenue and number. Easy to use.
Terrorist Attacks: Regional Maps of Afghanistan
Several maps of Afghanistan, Kabul and several other places in the country and region. From the University of Texas at Austin.
CIA Maps
Maps Related to the Terrorist Attacks
Gathered from major U.S. newspapers.
Historical Maps of Afghanistan
Ersys
A comprehensive collection of demographic, lifestyle, and economic data covering over 2,600 U.S. cities
portrayed as thematic maps, informative reports, detailed tables and colorful charts --- all freely available.
The Geography Network
CNN Interactive Maps of Sept. 11
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
UN Graphics
Shiraz Zip Code-Based Maps
Does zip-code based maps on everything from brownfields to public-assisted households to entitlement zones.
Maporama.com
How Far Is It? Distance Calculator
Related Toolbox Pages: General Search/Fact-Checking Search Engines/Subject Directories