US people research, in plain English
Find people, graves, and the story of a neighborhood
Source-based guides for anyone looking for a relative’s burial record, an old friend or classmate, or the facts about a street before you move. No hype, no invented numbers — just the records and the order that works.
Start with the task you came for
Find a deceased person or grave
Obituaries, death records, burial records, and grave databases for the US.
Reconnect with family and friends
Lost classmates, old neighbors, relatives who moved — the free route first.
Check neighbors and a neighborhood
Who lived in your house, and what the official crime data actually shows.
Compare search services
Find a Grave, Ancestry, Whitepages, PeopleLegacy and more, side by side.
How the search services compare
Full comparison table| Service | Free tier | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Find a Grave | Search, photos, memorials | Locating a specific grave |
| FamilySearch | Most indexed records | Free death dates and census |
| Ancestry | Search results only | Deep US record research |
| Whitepages | Contact previews | Fast hit on a living person |
One service does not win everything — each owns a layer of the search. The full table covers eight services with pricing notes, verdicts per task, and the limits nobody advertises. Read the comparison.
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