Here a few tips for finding more sites to hunt.

Newpaper articles, Magazine,such local history (example ) of one of these is southwest Arkansas is a publication by-weekly Call the old time chronicle and it feature old pictures, old timers tell stories, Articles about old schools and old homes, well you get the general ideal. Poat cards are a good source.How about your local historian, every town has a elder or older person that try to perserve town history and most towns have historical club. Check out your town Chamber of Commerce. Every week their is usally a senior cizien day or get together. This would be an excellent place to do research. Well this is a little off the beaten path, but you could check out the older folks in a nursing home or retirement center. These folks alway welcome visitors. What about your local Metal Detecting club. Check with the Mayor in your town about cities owned vacant lot.How about even putting an ad or ads in your local paper and letting people know what you do and tell them if they lose a item of value to contact you and you will find this for them if you can and tell them no charge just as long if they don`t care you would like to hunt there yard and that would be pay enough.There a place in Oaklahoma, that is the headquarters for carnivals. i will try and find a web address for you and list it on my blog later.