Find State, City, and County Websites,
Phone Numbers and Addresses

• Finding Aids for State, Local, and County Websites
  • Carroll's GovSearch--a directory for federal, state, and local offices and officials.
  • National Association of Counties
  • State and Local Government on the Net (formerly Piper) --try this one first. Includes links to the Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Boards and Commissions, Regional, Counties, and City websites by state.
  • State Search from the NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) provides links to the websites of all fifty states by department or function.
  • Also see the Links to Information about All States page.
• Finding Aids for Place Names--Useful if you don't know the name of the county. For example, a search in any of these three databases reveals that Portland, Oregon is located in Multnomah County.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System.
  • Geographic Names Information Server alternate version from the Peabody Museum.
  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names a browsable, searchable thesaurus of 1,000,000 names representing 900,000 places worldwide.
• Directories of Online Public Records
  • Free Internet Access to Government Public Records a listing compiled by BRB Publications.
  • Merlin Information Services, a vendor of web and cd-rom-based public records, provides links to property, incorporation, and other public records on the Internet. See the "Industry Links" section.
  • Pacific Information Resources A directory of public records databases. The directory links state, county, and national resources such as property databases, occupational licenses, birth and death records, sex offender registries, inmate, incorporations, and other record types. Availability varies by state and county.
  • Also see the Guide to Public Records.
• Telephone numbers and addresses
  • Carroll's GovSearch--a directory for federal, state, and local offices and officials.
  • WhoWhere? People in U.S. Government Directory arranged by Entire U.S., City and County, State, and Federal Agency. Also includes "Your Elected Officials" with directory information by state for U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives.