How to Find Someone Using People Records

Learning how to find someone isn’t difficult in the modern age of the Internet and doing all things electronically from around the world. No matter if you are searching for a lost classmate or a colleague you barely know, there are several tools you can use from the comfort of home to guide you along the way.
 

People Search Engines

There are several commercially-available people search engines on the Internet today, both free and paid versions. You may search for someone by entering certain criteria into these engines, such as name or phone number of a person. You can also access email account information, addresses or choose to leave the person a public message. Many of these search engines will also offer the option to be notified if you are ever being searched by someone else.
 

White Pages

Using the White Pages is perhaps the most popular way to search for someone of interest. If you have a hard copy of them at home and you know the person is located in your area, you can simply look him or her up by name. If they are not listed, you may also try to contact possible family members to track them down. On the Internet, you can visit www.WhitePages.com and search for someone on a nationwide basis. You can also conduct reverse searches on this site.
 

Finding Friends

Social networking sites are the ideal way to reconnect with old friends and classmates whom you have lost touch with. The vast majority of people, both young and old, belong to some sort of friend-based site where you can search for them by name and location. These sites allow you to send a message requesting that they contact you, though you may first need to establish your own account with the site.

Becoming a member also means that others may search for and find you, though they may not access your profile if you choose to make it private and only permit your approved connections to view photos and messages you post.
 

Search Using Personal Information

If you have the name, phone number, email address or physical address of the person you’re trying to find, half of your work is already done for you. Names are difficult to search by, since many people may have the same name. However, local government offices will likely have any marriage or address records connected with that name if you are sure of the area the individual once did or now lives in.

Reverse searches online may be conducted with a phone number or physical address to find the other. For example, if you know your friend’s phone number but don’t know their address, you can simply plug in their home phone number to find it, and vice versa. However, if their information is unlisted you may need to pay a special site for this service.

There are many ways in which you may find someone of interest to you. Regardless of whether they are family, friend or foe, the amount and type of information you start with will directly affect the types of searches and tools you must use.