Companies registered in Arkansas in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Arkansas at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1900

<0.1%

of all dated Arkansas registrations

85th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	9,163
1988	5,839
1989	6,204
1990	6,104
1991	6,167
1992	7,021
1993	8,185
1994	9,083
1995	9,894
1996	10,698
1997	11,074
1998	11,001
1999	12,703
2000	13,573
2001	13,321
2002	14,574
2003	15,699
2004	17,516
2005	17,895
2006	18,138
2007	18,122
2008	16,133
2009	15,306
2010	15,274
2011	15,272
2012	16,031
2013	16,503
2014	17,294
2015	18,227
2016	19,472
2017	21,769
2018	23,377
2019	25,245
2020	30,693
2021	41,000
2022	38,152
2023	38,667
2024	36,277
2025	39,130
2026	32,774

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Hot Springs26.1%
Little Rock26.1%
Batesville13.0%
Crossett13.0%
Mountain Home13.0%
Pine Bluff13.0%
Stuttgart13.0%
West Memphis13.0%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city2370%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Hot Springs	2	6.1%
Little Rock	2	6.1%
Batesville	1	3.0%
Crossett	1	3.0%
Mountain Home	1	3.0%
Pine Bluff	1	3.0%
Stuttgart	1	3.0%
West Memphis	1	3.0%

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

All 33 companies

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ALTHEIMER TOWNSITE COMPANY	—	100001579	1900-01-01	Dissolved	PINE BLUFF
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF ARKANSAS (M)	—	100001735	1900-10-24	Merged	LITTLE ROCK
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY	—	100057002	1900-01-01	Withdrawn
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF ARKANSAS	—	100001928	1900-01-01	Merged
BALLMAN-CUMMINGS FURNITURE COMPANY	—	100005420	1900-01-01	Dissolved
BOSTON STORE DRY GOODS COMPANY	—	100007638	1900-01-01	Dissolved
DE QUEEN AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY	—	100015216	1900-09-22	Dissolved
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN EMANUALS CONGREGATION	—	100018175	1900-01-01	Dissolved	STUTTGART
FORDYCE AND PRINCETON R. R. CO.	Transportation and warehousing	100020096	1900-01-01	Merged	Crossett
FORT SMITH CHAIR COMPANY	—	100020232	1900-01-01	Dissolved
GAAT, INC.	—	100022925	1900-01-01	Active
GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION	—	100003123	1900-01-01	Active
GREENWOOD CEMETERY COMPANY	—	100022728	1900-01-01	Revoked	HOT SPRINGS
LYON COLLEGE	—	100002839	1900-01-01	Active	BATESVILLE
MAJESTIC HOTEL COMPANY, INC. (M)	—	100032694	1900-01-01	Merged	HOT SPRINGS
MID CONTINENT FINANCIAL CORP. OF ARKANSAS, INC.	—	100034570	1900-01-01	Revoked	WEST MEMPHIS
MOUNT ST. MARY ACADEMY CORPORATION	—	100046980	1900-01-01	Active
MOUNTAIN HOME BAPTIST COLLEGE	—	100035931	1900-01-01	Dissolved	MOUNTAIN HOME
NEW VALLEY CORPORATION	—	100067747	1900-01-01	Withdrawn	X
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY	Educational services	100038604	1900-01-01	Active
SHOFFNER GIN, INC.	—	100046654	1900-01-01	Revoked
SHORTER COLLEGE, INC.	—	100046682	1900-01-01	Active
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF ARKANSAS	—	100048265	1900-01-01	Merged
SOUTHWESTERN ZINC COMPANY	—	100066227	1900-01-01	Revoked	YELLVILLE
SPRINGDALE SHIPPERS UNION	—	100048628	1900-01-01	Revoked
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY	—	100065605	1900-01-01	Merged
THE CROSSETT COMPANY	—	811149447	1900-01-01	Dissolved
THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY	—	100062224	1900-04-02	Active
THE LOUISIANA AND NORTH WEST RAILROAD COMPANY	—	100062764	1900-01-01	Merged
THE LOUISIANA AND NORTH WEST RAILROAD COMPANY, L.L.C.	—	800099671	1900-01-01	Merged
THE PRESCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY	—	100041518	1900-01-01	Active
TRUIST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	—	800037989	1900-03-29	Active
WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK, INC.	—	100054523	1900-09-27	Active	LITTLE ROCK