Neighbors, Friends and Relatives
| Neighbors | Relatives | Social Networking |
Fee-based Databases:
Lexis Smartlinks reports will generate a list of potential relatives, associated entities and neighbors, as will Accurint.
Find Neighbors via County Auditor websites
For example, on the Lucas County Auditor’s site, enter a person’s name or address to find property they own. Click on Identify. Then click on the parcels next door, and click on “identify” (at the top right of the screen) to obtain the name of the owner of next door parcels.
Find Neighbors via Infospace.com
Infospace -find the names of everyone who lives on a particular street.
Websites for Finding Possible Relatives
Peoplefinders.com and Intelius provide possible relatives for free. However, most other information will cost you. Spock is a free service which may show related people.
Find Relatives via a Last Name Only Search
This type of search works well for individuals with an uncommon last name or who live in small towns and less populated areas. Search any online white pages just using the last name and leave the first name field blank. You can also try this with Lexis Locate a Person Nationwide.
Social Networking Sites to Find Friends and Associates
If you are not familiar with social networking sites: be aware that a “friend” may not really be closely associated with the person you are investigating. Sometimes a friend will merely be someone who works at the same institution or attends the same university. Famous people and musical groups are also available to be your friend on social networking sites, but have no real relationship with you. Here are some popular social networking sites:
- MySpace is particularly popular with high school and junior high students, but older people are present as well.
- Facebook appeals to college students and older individuals.
- Friendster.com
- LinkedIn is a professional networking site.
- Xing is another professional networking site.
- Ning allows people to create their own social networks. Networks can range from professional interests (eg. law librarians) to personal interests (alumni groups, hiphop, James Patterson novels, etc.)
Links Checked 5/7/2009, SA