How to Locate Someone in Austin, Texas

The city of Austin, located in south-central Texas, prides itself on its reputation as a friendly and welcoming community. If you want to find someone in Austin, you can utilize media, Internet, social networking, business and community resources that exist for Austin. Sometimes you can locate someone with just a name and sometimes you may need some additional information about the individual. You may find a relative or an old friend in Austin with a phone, a computer and some basic detective skills.

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  Plug the person's name into a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo. If the person has any kind of web presence or has advertised on the Internet, her name may turn up with contact information. If you find a listing for his name in connection with an Austin business, check the Austin Chamber of Commerce's membership directory for the individual's contact information.

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  Check out social network sites for Austin. Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages for social networking exist for Austin, Texas.

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  Search the Internet White Pages (see Resources). White Pages provide contact information for people in Austin, Texas, who have phones. Type known information into the search fields of the White Pages website and click "Search."

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  Check out possible Austin organizations with which the person may have had a connection. Write to the organization explaining that you want to find a particular individual. Ask the organization to forward your contact information to the person if that person has contact with the organization. In Austin, possible organizations include various Austin neighborhood organizations (if you have information about the area of Austin that the person lived in), community clubs or houses of worship.

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  Place an ad in the classifieds section of the "Statesman," Austin's local newspaper. Give the name of the person that you want to locate, as well as any additional information that you have.