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Searching through the giant repositories of records maintained by he federal government might
prove a test of endurance for even the most stalwart and undaunted. Obtaining data from
the records of a national organization or association, by comparison, might be as simple as
making a phone call or writing a request letter.
Here are some links to sites that will lead you to any Federal Agency:
The United States Government Manual
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Description: United States Government Manual
2009-2010 provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the
legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official
agencies, international organizations in which the United States
participates, boards, commissions, and committees. Each agency's description
consists of a list of principal officials; a summary statement of the
agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government; a brief history of the
agency, including its legislative or executive authority; and a description
of consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, and publications.
Locate the U.S. Government Manual (including editions prior to 1995-96) in a
local Government Printing
Office GPO or
Purchase a Copy.
US Government Organization Manual
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States
Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the
legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information
on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United
States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual
begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.
Constitution. The new edition of the Manual is available annually in late
summer.
More.
Locate the U.S. Government Manual (including editions prior to 1995-96) in a
local Government Printing
Office GPO or
Purchase a Copy.
US Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from
all three branches of the Federal Government. Locate a local
Government Printing Office
(GPO)
Fed World - Search the Web Federal Locator
FedWorld.gov
The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site
is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of
it's information management mandate
Federal Citizen's Information Center
http://info.gov/
Have a question about Federal programs, benefits, or services? The Federal
Citizen's Information Center handles millions of inquiries from citizens
trying to find answers to their questions about government. Pick your
favorite way to get out of the government maze!
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Reference Center: http://www.loc.gov/rr/
The Library of Congress is the largest
information source in the country and contains the original or a copy of
almost every known book and document ever published! Contact the Library of
Congress Information Office, Washington, DC 20540, to find out about the
thousands of references and other information sources available. All the
resources of this great library are available to you through your local
public library.
The Library of Congress is a mind-boggling treasure trove of information. So
many subjects covered: photos, maps, books. Just about every book that's
been written. Every sort of record; millions of pieces of information.
The Library of Congress has city directories for the entire world! If you
want to look up the address of someone in Rome, Italy, for instance,
you'll find who lives at a specific address, spouse's name, the phone
number, and the person's occupation.
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
The National Archives is located on Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC. It
is the central federal repository for every known report, study, census,
military record, and document the US Government has ever printed.
Census records of the wars this county has been involved in - the
Revolutionary War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, are maintained
within the National Archives. Old ship passenger lists are maintained.
The nice thing about the archives is if you go there on a frequent basis,
you can stop at the front desk and they'll issue you a researcher's card,
which helps expedite getting information. Go into different sections of the
archives and merely display the card to gain access. There's no fee.
Staff members will render assistance and help you get the information in an
expeditious manner.
The Guide to the
National Archives
The Guide to the
National Archives of the US is the most complete explanation of the
several services offered by the National Archives. Guide to Federal Records
in the National Archives of the United States . The Web Version of the
Guide. This web version of the Guide to Federal Records in the National
Archives of the United States is based on a paper version with the same
title compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al in 1995. This version
incorporates descriptive information about federal records acquired by the
National Archives after the 1995 paper edition went to press, and it is
regularly updated to reflect new acquisitions of federal records.
Purchase
Guides
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's
record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of
business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are
so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you
want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove
a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you.
Learn more
National Personnel Records
Center
National Records Centers
The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR)
is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical
records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th
century. NPRC (MPR) also stores medical treatment records of retirees from
all services, as well as records for dependent and other persons treated at
naval medical facilities. Information from the records is made available
upon written request (with signature and date) to the extent allowed by law
Call or write to obtain information about access to personnel records of
people who were employed by the Civil Service, US Postal Service, retired
military personnel, and for the medical records of dependents of active duty
(US Army and Air Force) personnel:
The center is part of the General Service Administration and maintains
military personnel records. These records are open only to the servicemen
they pertain to. There are a couple of exceptions: anyone can request a look
at the records of a person who served prior to World War I; and "Next of
kin" may request information about a veteran who is deceased. You must prove death.
Soundex Coding Guide
Knowledge of the Soundex Coding System used by The National Archives will
help you if you are conducting a search for an individual.
View this web page for additional information:
National Archives and Records Administration The Genealogy Page.
The Soundex Indexing System
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html
Code Number Key Code Number Key Letters and
Equivalents
Surname to Soundex Calculator
1 b,p,f,v
2 c,s,k,g,j,q,x,z
3 d,t
4 l
5 m,n
6 r
The letters a, e, i, o, u, y, w, and h are not coded. The first letter of
the surname is retained; it is not given a number code. A name yielding no
code numbers is coded with three zeros following the initial letter. If it
yields only one code number, then that is followed by two zeros; two code
numbers, by one zero (see examples below). Prefixes to surnames (such as
Van, Von, Di, De) are frequently disregarded in alphabetizing and coding.
Regardless of length, each name has one letter followed by three
numbers. For names with more than three letters that can be coded following
the first letter, only the first three are coded (see examples below). When
double letters appear - or letters bearing the same code number appear
together - the two are coded as one letter.
Sample coded names:
- ASKIN A225
- BAXTER B236
- CARON C650
- DAVIES D120
- DAVIS D120
- LEE L000
- PATRICK P362
- REINHARDT R563
- WHALEY W400
US Civil Service Commission
Records of the US Civil Service Commission
Records are maintained about all employees of the federal government by the US
Civil Service Commission. The
Commission will forward a letter addressed to a retired Civil Service
employee. It has no locator service. You may have to inquire from the
civilian locator at the military base or government installation to find or
trace a former employee.
Bureau of Census
http://www.census.gov/
Every ten years Census Bureau
personnel conduct a survey and manage to count just about everybody
in the country. Census records from 1790 (except for those from 1890 and
1920, which were destroyed by fire) are housed in the National Archives and
at each of the Branch Archives. The Index of Federal Census Record
will tell you which roll of microfilm contains the name of a given person in
a given town. Locate a Regional Office.
Department of Commerce,
http://www.commerce.gov/
The Commerce Department's mission is to help make American businesses more
innovative at home and more competitive abroad.
Comprised of 12 different agencies responsible for everything from weather
forecasts to patent protection, the Commerce Department touches the lives of
Americans every day.
Find out more about Commerce.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Records of the Interstate Commerce Commission [ICC]
The Commerce Commission
keeps records of people who work within the trucking industry. If
you are attempting to locate a person whose business is governed by ICC regulations,
contact the ICC.
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpo.gov/
GPO's Federal Digital
System (FDsys) provides public access to Government information
submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology
changes.
Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) -
Locate a Library
The US Government Printing Office
(GPO) publishes many pamphlets and books for and about every government
function. It has books to assist you in locating the kind of information you
need from federal departments.
The Index to US Government Periodicals and US Government Books are excellent
sources of reference to help you locate the right materials. The periodical
index lists publications, including magazines, newsletters, and reports
printed on a regular or periodic basis. Another helpful publication,
Where to Write for Vital Records, will tell you where to get information
about births, marriages, divorces, and deaths from each state.
Social Security
Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/
This government agency maintains a record about everyone ever issued a
SSN. It is illegal for the
Social Security Administration to release
information about anyone, but the Administration will help you locate the
person you seek for certain reasons:
- The person you seek will somehow benefit
- To locate missing friends, relatives
- To locate heirs to estates
- For medical reasons
Write a letter to the person you seek. Place it inside an envelope. Leave
that envelope unsealed and mail with a letter to:
Contact the Social Security Administration.
Include all the information you have, including name, last known address,
SSN, DOB, last known employer, and date of employment. A Social Security
death claims search will give information about retirement or death. Contact
a local Social Security office, listed in white pages of the phone
directory, about fee information.
The Social Security Administration releases records concerning retired SSN
numbers and non-valid numbers. This data is purchased by on-line vendors. A
SSN death claims search will tell you if a SSN has been retired (a death
claim filed under that number), and give you the zip code of the decedent.
NTIS.gov database searches the official
Social Security
Administration Death Index- Requires a subscription Fee.
Ancestry.com offers a free
death index
search which is quite up to date and accurate.
There is valuable information to be
gained from the SSN itself:
The first three numbers of a SSN will indicate the state in which the card
was issued, which is a tip as to the home state of the subject. Keep this in
mind when conducting missing persons investigations.
People are creatures of habit. There is an old saying among criminal
investigators that the criminal will often return to the scene of the
crime. The same adage holds true for a missing person: he or she will often
return to the state in which a Social Security card was issued.
The first three digits of the SSN will
indicate the area in which the card was issued:
- 001-003 N. Hampshire
- 004-007 Maine
- 008-009 Vermont
- 010-034 Mass.
- 035-039 Rhode Island
- 040-049 Connecticut
- 050-134 New York
- 135-158 New Jersey
- 159-211 Pennsylvania
- 212-220 Maryland
- 221-222 Delaware
- 223-231 Virginia
- 232-236 W. Virginia
- 237-246 N. Carolina
- 247-251 S. Carolina
- 252-260 Georgia
- 261-267 Florida
- 268-302 Ohio
- 303-317 Indiana
- 362-386 Michigan
- 387-399 Wisconsin
- 400-407 Kentucky
- 408-415 Tennessee
- 433-439 Louisiana
- 440-448 Oklahoma
- 449-467 Texas
- 468-477 Minnesota
- 478-485 Iowa
- 486-500 Missouri
- 501-502 North Dakota
- 503-504 South Dakota
- 505-508 Nebraska
- 509-515 Kansas
- 516-517 Montana
- 518-519 Idaho
- 520-520 Wyoming
- 521-524 Colorado
- 525-525 New Mexico
- 526-527 Arizona
- 529-529 Utah
- 530-530 Nevada
- 531-539 Washington
- 540-544 Oregon
- 545-573 California
- 574-574 Alaska
- 575-576 Hawaii
- 577-579 DC
Social Security Administration has issued new
geographic information:
- 580- Virgin Islands
- 581-585 Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
Philippines
- 586 Guam, Am. Samoa, Marian
- 588 New Number: Mississippi
- 589-595 New Numbers: Florida
- 596-599 New Numbers: Puerto Rico
- 600-601 New Numbers: Arizona
- 602-626 New Numbers: California
- 627-645 New Numbers: Texas
- 646-647 New Numbers: Utah
- 648-649 New Numbers: N. Mexico
Social Search
A social search is a database search making use of a SSN. Contact a database
Information Provider to arrange for this service.
Investigative Professionals
can perform this search for you.
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/
IRS records are private, but the Service will release information if proper
procedures are followed. The process is somewhat time-consuming, but the
information you receive may prove invaluable, especially if all other
information searches prove fruitless. The IRS will provide this
service if the locate is for "humanitarian" reasons:
- Urgent or compelling in nature, such as illness
- Imminent death, or death of a close relative
- To locate a missing relative
Write a letter to the person you wish to locate. Place it in an envelope and
leave that envelope unsealed. Place that envelope inside another envelope along
with a request letter to the IRS, stating the reason you seek the Service's
assistance.
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Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/
The Federal Office of Child Support
Enforcement helps locate parents who owe outstanding child support. Officials
search federal and other national records not ordinarily open to citizens. You
must apply for this service through your state Child Support Enforcement office.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Website for the National Center
The
National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children conducts investigations concerning
missing children and children kidnapped by their parents. Available: the
excellent Investigator's Guide to Missing Child Cases & Parental Kidnapping
by Investigator's Guide to Missing Child Cases & Parental Kidnapping by John C.
Patterson.
U.S. Justice Department -
Immigration & Naturalization
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
If you seek information concerning a foreign born, naturalized U.S. citizen,
write or call to
request the proper
form.
The records will show:
- Full name
- DOB
- Nationality
Some of these records are maintained in federal court.
More information from Ancestry.com
They will include:
- Full name; spouse
- Date and place of birth
- Occupation
- Arrival date, location
- Aboard which vessel
Interpol
http://www.interpol.int/
This International Police Organization may help with child abduction and
parental kidnapping cases.
Department of State, Passport Service
http://travel.state.gov/passport/
This department can provide birth certificates and information about citizens
born outside the U.S., as well as those who may be traveling or residing abroad.
Help for foreign born adoptees.
Selective Service Commission
http://www.sss.gov/
This office maintains records of every man who has ever registered for the
draft.Federal Witness Protection Program
This office may verify if a person is in the Program and may forward a letter for you.
Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx
Called District Courts, these Federal government offices maintain records about
cases involving civil, criminal, and bankruptcy litigation. There are 93 Federal
Judicial Districts, called "United States District Courts." All districts are
located within a state's boundaries.
The local courthouse, the county court, and the district court hold a wealth of
information because of exhibits involved in the cases. Don't expect to go in
there and open a case file and find the subject's IRS returns for the last 10
years, list of bank accounts, criminal record, or anything like that in every
file. It's not going to be there. All depends on the file itself.
The Fed's computer, NCIC, is off limits to PI's and ordinary citizens. Best way
to find out if a person has a criminal record or has been arrested: check the
federal courthouse. Those court records are public records. Many times the U.S.
Attorney will have the NCIC records of all past arrests in that file. Public
record.
County Jail Inmate Locator
http://www.corrections.com/links/show/20
Department of Justice, Federal Prison System
http://www.bop.gov/
The Inmate Locate Service has information about all inmates in the federal
prison system: Department of Justice Use
this page to locate a
Federal inmate incarcerated from 1982 to present
For information on Federal inmates released before 1982, Write the Office of Communications and Archives.
Attn: Historic Inmate Locator Request. See:
Released Before 1982 Page.
Securities & Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/
The SEC Litigation Index lists persons involved in litigation
with the SEC and provides information about all public companies. The SEC
frequently requires in-depth information from public companies. That
information is open to you.
The record will show:
- Name of principals
- Principals' background information
- Financial information, including corporate reports
- SEC litigation involvement
The Federal Trade Commission maintains records that pertain to interstate trade.
The Security and Exchange Commission maintains records for business firms. If
you were doing an investigation on a business firm, one of the first places you
would begin would be at the SEC.
Complete records may also be kept at United States District Courthouses. Look
under "United States Federal Government" in the white pages of your telephone
book.
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) DATABASE - EDGAR
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration
statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR.
Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find
links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions
for searching the EDGAR database.
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