{"id":487,"date":"2008-01-30T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2008-01-30T18:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skipease.com\/blog\/people-search-tips\/using-google-maps-to-find-people\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T17:38:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T22:38:40","slug":"using-google-maps-to-find-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipease.com\/blog\/people-search-tips\/using-google-maps-to-find-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Google Maps to Find People"},"content":{"rendered":"

When most people think about the uses for an online mapping tool like Google Maps<\/a>, they typically think of it as a good search engine for finding locations and getting driving directions, but have you ever considered Google Maps to be a good option for doing people searches and lookups?<\/p>\n

The Google Map search is rapidly becoming a very useful people search engine, especially if you are looking for someone who works in a licensed or professional field. By combining information found on web sites with map locations as well as user contributed information; Google Maps is becoming a good way to find location and personal information on people.<\/p>\n

Let’s run through a few example people searches, using Googe Maps, with links to results ( use the loc: handle in your map searches to specify the location of the search) :<\/p>\n

1. A general people search for John Doe in the state of California would look like this – John Doe loc: California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. A more specific people search for John Doe in the state of California, using quotes around John and Doe would give these results – “John Doe” loc: California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Here is an example of a general people search for John J Doe in the state of California, using a middle initial – John J Doe loc: California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. Another people search example for John J Doe in California, using quotes around the name to narrow down the results, would look like this: “John J Doe” loc: California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. You can also specify both a city and state in you Google Maps people search by using the loc: handle with the city and state names after it. For example, a search for John Doe in Los Angeles, California would look like this: John Doe loc: Los Angeles, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are numerous options for doing people searches, using the Google Maps search engine. You can do a nationwide search for John Doe in the United States, like John Doe loc: United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The possibilities for doing free people searches using Google Maps are endless. The more you practice searching for a person on Google Maps and the more information Google adds to their map search in the future, the better this tool will get for finding and locating people.<\/p>\n

Good luck with your people searches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When most people think about the uses for an online mapping tool like Google Maps, they typically think of it as a good search engine for finding locations and getting driving directions, but have you ever considered Google Maps to be a good option for doing people searches and lookups? The Google Map search is […]<\/p>\n

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