Here in the north Jersey area, I've seen a number of wrecking yards close down.
My Galaxie has a fender from Seattle, a grille from Virginia, a rear bumper from San Diego, a front bumper from (I forgot), a dash pad from Pa, and 500XL rear seat and speaker trim and a rear end from two different Jersey yards that are long gone.
My 2003 TBird hasn't hit the 25K mark yet. The body on my Galaxie is about to hit the 220K mark. (In Jan, the Galaxie and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary.)
All of these items were purchased pre-internet, but I was lucky that my job required me to do a lot of travel. I always found some time to go junkyard shopping.