The referral to Special Collections doesn't just apply to Banjer's search--there are lots of groups that for various reasons choose to donate their records to libraries that specialize in processing their type of materials. If you're trying to locate someone and you know something about their employment, you can do a search on professional organizations or unions and possibly dig up germane materials by figuring out where those records are kept. I realized that your town existed, but it sounded like it was so small that perhaps the records were no longer being updated. In which case, is it part of a larger community now (annexed?) or unincorporated, oart if a county only, with no municipal transactions, etc. There are records to do with all of this that can help track down individuals. It is the long shot approach, however.

SRS