Companies registered in Alabama in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Alabama at a glance

live counts

3,700

companies registered in 1900

0.3%

of all dated Alabama registrations

59th

busiest of 127 years on record

339

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	9,459
1988	9,624
1989	9,483
1990	8,997
1991	9,035
1992	9,979
1993	10,561
1994	12,048
1995	13,076
1996	14,267
1997	15,454
1998	16,191
1999	17,382
2000	18,375
2001	18,467
2002	19,833
2003	21,302
2004	24,638
2005	27,821
2006	28,545
2007	29,162
2008	25,826
2009	22,933
2010	23,987
2011	21,352
2012	23,093
2013	23,718
2014	24,782
2015	26,226
2016	27,866
2017	29,889
2018	33,070
2019	35,373
2020	43,672
2021	63,484
2022	60,102
2023	58,271
2024	54,077
2025	42,946
2026	37,282

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Birmingham96226%
Mobile50614%
Anniston1584.3%
Selma1173.2%
Huntsville752.0%
Sheffield721.9%
Bessemer691.9%
Decatur681.8%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city1,67345%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Birmingham	962	26%
Mobile	506	14%
Anniston	158	4.3%
Selma	117	3.2%
Huntsville	75	2.0%
Sheffield	72	1.9%
Bessemer	69	1.9%
Decatur	68	1.8%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 3,700

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
"Aharas Chesed"	—	000-701-649	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
"Allie See Hotel"	—	000-705-185	1900-01-01	Dissolved	BRIDGEPORT
"Ezekials Wheels"	—	000-741-378	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
"First Baptist Church," Colored of Montgomery Alabama	—	000-817-963	1900-01-01	Active	MONTGOMERY
(The) Alabama Hotel Co.	—	000-702-921	1900-09-12	Dissolved	EVERGREEN
3rd. Presbyterian Church	—	000-789-083	1900-01-01	Active	ANNISTON
A. M. Bright & Co.	—	000-719-176	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
A. M. Leslie Drug Co.	—	000-764-948	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
Abendroth & Fisher Mfg. Co.	—	000-700-658	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Academy of Music	—	000-700-735	1900-01-01	Dissolved	SELMA
Acid Earth Mining & Mfg. Co.	—	000-700-865	1900-01-01	Dissolved	MOBILE
Acid Iron Earth Co.	—	000-700-866	1900-01-01	Dissolved	MOBILE
Acme Club	—	000-701-036	1900-08-11	Active	ENSLEY
Acme Lumber and Manufacturing Company	—	000-714-499	1900-07-06	Active
Acme Sewing Motor Company	—	000-703-381	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Acorn Social Club	—	000-700-814	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
Adams Drug Co.	—	000-701-161	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Adams Track Clamp Co.	—	000-701-275	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Adelaide Mills	—	000-703-117	1900-04-05	Merged	ANNISTON
Adler Dry Goods Co.	—	000-703-678	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
African Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala.	—	000-701-504	1900-01-01	Active	TUSCALOOSA
African M. E. Church	—	000-701-508	1900-01-01	Active	ANNISTON
African Methodist Episcopal Church	—	000-701-515	1900-01-01	Active	TUSCUMBIA
Afro American Brick Layers & Mason Union of Ala.	—	000-701-538	1900-04-18	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Afro American Club	—	000-701-551	1900-01-01	Active	ANNISTON
Afro-American Industrial Society	—	000-701-554	1900-07-09	Active	CENTREVILLE
Afro-American Labor & Protective Association	—	000-701-556	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Afro-American League	—	000-701-564	1900-01-20	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Age-Herald Publishing Co.	—	000-701-667	1900-01-01	Dissolved	BIRMINGHAM
Agudus Achun Association	—	000-704-698	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Aiberland Land Co.	—	000-704-696	1900-01-01	Dissolved	FLORENCE
Aimwell Baptist Church	—	000-701-692	1900-01-01	Active	MOBILE
Ala. & Ga. Telephone Co.	—	000-702-711	1900-01-01	Dissolved
Ala. Bridge & Iron Co.	—	000-702-294	1900-04-16	Dissolved	DECATUR
Ala. Flint Co.	—	000-702-761	1900-01-01	Dissolved	DECATUR
Ala. Foundry & Machine Works Co.	—	000-702-638	1900-01-01	Dissolved	DECATUR
Ala. Furniture Co.	—	000-702-700	1900-01-01	Dissolved	DECATUR
Ala. Kaolin & Mineral Co.	—	000-703-125	1900-01-01	Dissolved	DECATUR
Ala. Land & Mfg. Co.	—	000-703-134	1900-01-01	Dissolved
Ala. Mutual Aid Association	—	000-703-404	1900-01-01	Active
Alabama & Georgia Coal & Iron Mining Co.	—	000-702-661	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Alabama & Gulf Timber Co.	—	000-703-005	1900-01-01	Dissolved	MOBILE
Alabama & Little River Railroad Company	—	000-819-804	1900-01-01	Active
Alabama & Mississippi Coal Company	—	000-703-234	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Alabama & Texas Cattle Co.	—	000-705-209	1900-01-01	Active	AL, AL
Alabama Abstract Co.	—	000-704-270	1900-01-01	Dissolved	ANNISTON
Alabama Abstract Co.	—	000-702-100	1900-01-01	Dissolved	ANNISTON
Alabama Abstract Co. of Talladega.	—	000-702-110	1900-01-01	Dissolved	TALLADEGA
Alabama Abstract Loan & Trust Co.	—	000-710-710	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM
Alabama Accident Co.	—	000-702-144	1900-01-01	Active	BIRMINGHAM

1900 registrations by city

114 cities

Birmingham962 Mobile506 Anniston158 Selma117 Huntsville75 Sheffield72 Bessemer69 Decatur68 Tuscaloosa64 Gadsden54 Talladega48 Montgomery36 Ensley35 Opelika35 Fort Payne29 Eufaula28 Ft Payne28 Brewton26 Greenville26 Bridgeport24 Jasper24 Troy24 Cullman22 Al21 Piedmont18 Attalla17 Dothan16 Eutaw16 Tuscumbia16 Oxford15 Avondale12 Jacksonville12 Gate City11 Greensboro11 Warrior11 Union Springs10 Woodlawn10 Fruithurst9 Ashville8 Bluffton8 Wetumpka8 Andalusia7 Carbon Hill7 Centre7 Childersburg7 Lafayette7 Sylacauga7 Union Spgs7 Wylam7 Athens6 Dadeville6 Daphne6 Newbern6 Nottingham6 Clayton5 Demopolis5 Gurley5 Heflin5 Jefferson5 Ozark5 Pell City5 Phenix City5 Prattville5 Uniontown5 Alco4 Alex City4 Cedarville4 Centreville4 Cordova4 East Lake4 Evergreen4 Fruitdale4 Girard4 Guntersville4 Hartselle4 Isbell4 Newton4 Russellville4 Shelby4 Batesville3 Blount Springs3 Broken Arrow3 Browns3 Calera3 Cedar Bluff3 Choccolocco3 Citronelle3 Collinsville3 Columbia3 Columbus City3 Cypress3 Enterprise3 Faunsdale3 Fayette3 Florala3 Gallion3 Goodwater3 Hartford3 Horse Creek3 Jenifer3 Kirkland3 Manchester3 Marion3 Oakman3 Oneonta3 Philadelphia3 Powderly3 Ragland3 River Falls3 Riverside3 Spring Hill3 Springville3 Stockton3 Wyeth City3