Vital Records
These are government records usually created by local authorities, it includes birth and death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees.
- genealogybank: Genealogy Records found in Newspapers such as: Birth Announcements, Engagements, Marriage, Anniversary & Divorce Records, Obituaries, Legal Notices, Family Reunions, Military Records
Passenger Lists, Photographs & Images, Shipping & Shipping Records, Community News Articles and more! - Sorted By Birth Date: This site uses the Death Master File as of 1 March 2014.
- Searchsystems: Birth Records.
- Onlinesearches: Marriage Records Resources.
- Free Military Public Records
- Military Service Records
- Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records
- Family Search
- Find a Grave
- Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries
- Obits Archive
- U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
- Melissa
- Deceased online
- National Records of Scotland: Links to Births, Deaths and Marriage government records in Scotland and selected countries like USA and Canada.
- Find My Past
- Forebears
Criminal & Court Records
- National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)
- SpotCrime: Show a map of crime hot spots for hundreds of different cities around the United States.
- Black Book Online
- The Inmate Locator: List inmate locator services in the United Sates.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- FBI Crime statistics
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service: This is federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
- Blackbookonline: Free USA Arrest Warrants Searches.
- ATF list: Most wanted criminals across the USA.
- Corrections: USA Inmate locator.
- Uscourts: Find federal courts across the US.
- courtreference: Court records directory.
- onlinesearches: Court records resources in the USA.
- searchsystems: USA court records resources.
- cityprotect: Law enforcements agencies offices map across the USA.
- brbpub: Driving records in the US.
- EPA Fugitives: Defendants charged with environmental crimes.
- ICE most wanted criminals.
- blackbookonline: USA incident reports.
- Inmate Locator
- iowacourts: Find a County Courthouse in Iowa.
- Missingkids: Search Missing Children Posters.
- Parking Tickets Records
- Sex Offender Records Resources
- Family Watchdog: A free service to help locate registered sex offenders and other types of offenders in your area.
Property Record
- US Realty Record
- Melissa Property record
- Zillow: Offers buying, selling, renting, financing, remodeling properties in the United States.
- US Title Records
- GOV.UK
- Neighbor Report
Tax & Financial Records
- VAT Search
- Real Property Tax Database Search
- The National Archives (UK)
- United States Public Records Online Directory: Contain links to official States Websites Public Databases including US citizens’ public tax records.
Social Security Number Search
- SSN Check: Reverse Social Security Number Lookup (For USA only).
- SSN-Verify: Social Security Number search and lookup tools.
Other Public Records
There are other types of online public records that can prove useful in some cases.
- Search Systems: Public records search engine; it includes links to premium databases (require payment).
- Voter Records
- Free State Public Record Sites
- Voter Records and Election Information Resources
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Unclaimed and Abandoned Property Resources
- missingmoney: This is the official Unclaimed Property website of the National Association of State Treasurers.
- Unites States patent records
- Google Advanced Patent Search
- Federal Election Commission: List Individual contribution made by individuals, Native American tribes, partnerships, sole proprietorships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and contributions by the candidate to all political committees.
- Follow That Money: How money spent in Federal elections.
- Political Money Line: Track money spent in politics.
- EHDP
- Data.GOV.UK
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
- Stats
- UCC Certified/Federal Liens Search
- Traffic Cameras and Reports Resources
Local libraries in USA offer access to proprietary databases like ReferenceUSA (huge directory service) and America’s Newspapers (full-text obituaries) for a small fee. In many instances, such services can be offered remotely in exchange for a valid library subscription card.