Directory Information Sources
Government   Maps   People   Telephone   Zip Codes

 Government Directories

http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml
As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.

 Maps

http://maps.google.com/maps
Drag-and-drop online mapping from Google. Provides options to search for locations, businesses, and driving directions, and a general search box to key in your destination. Results may be printed or emailed.

Mapquest - http://www.mapquest.com
The place to get quick printable maps with driving directions.

UT collection - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Extensive collection of online CIA and historical maps. Worldwide coverage, with a focus on United States and Texas maps.

National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/
Dynamic maps, atlas maps

 People Search

BRB's FREE RESOURCE CENTER - http://www.brbpub.com/pubrecsites.asp
BRB's Free Resource Center is a comprehensive and searchable list of free public record sites along with additional tools to locate sources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and more.

People Finders - http://home.mchsi.com/~albeej/pages/Finders.html
Dozens of resources for locating someone!

Yahoo People Search - http://people.yahoo.com
Search by name, domain, city or state to find e-mail & telephone white pages.

 Telephone Directories

AnyWho Directory - http://www.anywho.com/
This United States telephone directory from AT&T allows reverse phone number lookups and provides maps and directions for people and businesses found. Has white pages, yellow pages, toll-free listings, and links to other national online phone books. E-mail, Web page, FAX, and toll-free Number information is included if supplied by users.

Toll Free Search - http://inter800.com/
The Internet Toll Free Directory. Enter a Product or Service, a Company Name or Toll Free Number and click on Search.

Telephone Directories on the Web - http://www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp
Information and services for more than 184 countries.

The Ultimate White Pages Directory - http://www.theultimates.com/white/
Searches Yahoo, WhoWhere, Switchboard, Infospace, Anywho and Worldpages. You can do reverse lookups, search for an email address, check the business yellow pages or find a map.

 Zip Codes

United States Postal Service - http://www.usps.com/zip4/
Zip Code lookup and address information

Community Information by Zip Code - http://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/Government_Publications/zipstats.html
This site provides links to selected Internet sources for statistical data on population, education, health, environment, business, and politics which can be retrieved by entering a zip code. It includes nationwide, California, and Los Angeles area zip-code-level sources. Maintained by CSU-Northridge librarian Mary Finley.

 

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