Companies registered in Kentucky in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Kentucky at a glance

live counts

447

companies registered in 1900

<0.1%

of all dated Kentucky registrations

77th

busiest of 127 years on record

153

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	9,622
1988	9,787
1989	10,034
1990	9,546
1991	9,753
1992	10,354
1993	10,870
1994	11,667
1995	13,060
1996	14,375
1997	15,161
1998	15,711
1999	17,778
2000	18,758
2001	18,705
2002	20,960
2003	22,779
2004	25,594
2005	24,818
2006	23,622
2007	25,117
2008	24,031
2009	23,264
2010	23,952
2011	26,077
2012	27,228
2013	28,602
2014	29,453
2015	28,564
2016	30,337
2017	33,506
2018	35,913
2019	38,019
2020	43,673
2021	56,365
2022	57,747
2023	63,758
2024	66,590
2025	72,303
2026	68,098

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Louisville13129%
Lexington153.4%
Covington132.9%
Frankfort92.0%
Paducah92.0%
Hopkinsville61.3%
Covington, Ky51.1%
Cynthiana51.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city25457%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Louisville	131	29%
Lexington	15	3.4%
Covington	13	2.9%
Frankfort	9	2.0%
Paducah	9	2.0%
Hopkinsville	6	1.3%
Covington, Ky	5	1.1%
Cynthiana	5	1.1%

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 447

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
"DIXON BANK"	—	0014250	1900-01-01	Inactive	Dixon
'THE BISHOP, DEAN AND CHAPTER OF CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, LOUISVILLE'	—	0004491	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
A. D. T. COMPANY	—	0000171	1900-01-01	Inactive	PARSIPPANY
ABBEY OF GETHSEMANI	—	0000238	1900-01-01	Active	TRAPPIST
ACME BRICK COMPANY	—	0965256	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF PARIS, KENTUCKY	—	0006611	1900-01-01	Inactive	PARIS
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND	Manufacturing	0001130	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
AMERICAN PRODUCING COMPANY, INC.	—	0001129	1900-01-01	Inactive	OWENSBORO
AMERICAN SADDLEBRED REGISTRY, INC.	—	0146611	1900-01-01	Inactive	LEXINGTON
AMERICAN TURNERS-LOUISVILLE, INC.	—	0001140	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
APPLE TREE CLEANING SERVICES INCORPORATED	—	0279979	1900-11-30	Inactive	CINCINNATI
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF LEXINGTON, KY.	—	0611734	1900-05-17	Inactive	LEXINGTON, KY
AUGUSTA CANNING COMPANY	—	0965898	1900-01-01	Inactive	AUGUSTA
AVERY BUILDING ASSOCIATION	—	0002330	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
B. F. AVERY & SONS	—	0483024	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
BANK OF BENTON	—	0005404	1900-01-01	Inactive	BENTON
BANK OF CANEYVILLE	—	0003709	1900-01-01	Inactive	CANEYVILLE
BANK OF CRITTENDEN	—	0003387	1900-01-01	Inactive	Crittenden
BANK OF CUMBERLAND	—	0003582	1900-01-01	Inactive	BURKESVILLE
BANK OF DAWSON, INC.	—	0010786	1900-01-01	Inactive
BANK OF ELKTON	—	0015701	1900-01-01	Inactive	ELKTON
BANK OF GERMANTOWN	—	0003283	1900-01-01	Inactive	GERMANTOWN
BANK OF SHELBYVILLE	—	0006606	1900-01-01	Inactive	SHELBYVILLE
BANK OF TRENTON	—	0041738	1900-01-01	Inactive	TRENTON
BAPTIST HEALTH RICHMOND, INC.	—	0009907	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
BAPTIST MINISTERS AID SOCIETY OF KENTUCKY	—	0002979	1900-01-01	Inactive	MIDDLETOWN
BARDWELL DEPOSIT BANK	—	0007372	1900-01-01	Inactive	BARDWELL
BARDWELL TELEPHONE COMPANY	—	0510642	1900-01-01	Inactive	BARDWELL
BATTLE GROVE CEMETERY COMPANY, INC.	—	0221746	1900-01-01	Active	CYNTHIANA
BEAVER LICK MERCANTILE CO	—	0966914	1900-01-01	Inactive	BEAVER LICK
BEDFORD LOAN AND DEPOSIT BANK	—	0003213	1900-01-01	Active	Bedford
BELKNAP, INC.	—	0191257	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
BELLEWOOD PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN, INC.	—	0007207	1900-01-01	Inactive	ANCHORAGE
BETHEL BROTHERS COMPANY	—	0965646	1900-01-01	Inactive	COVINGTON, KY
BETHEL COLLEGE	—	0005397	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF LOUISVILLE, KY	—	0004053	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
BLUEGRASS COOPERATIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	0004510	1900-09-19	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC.	—	0004904	1900-01-01	Inactive	NEW YORK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JEFFERSONTOWN CEMETERY COMPANY	—	0249769	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
BOURBON STOCK YARD COMPANY	—	0005310	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
BOWLING GREEN PETROLEUM AND FUEL COMPANY	—	0717351	1900-01-01	Inactive
BRECKENRIDGE CANNEL COAL COMPANY	—	0716799	1900-01-01	Inactive
BRICK LAYERS UNION NO. 2	—	0965294	1900-01-01	Inactive	COVINGTON, KY
BRINLY-HARDY COMPANY	—	0005888	1900-06-29	Active	JEFFERSONVILLE
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOUISVILLE	—	0219801	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
BUTLER CEMETERY COMPANY	—	0006673	1900-01-01	Active	BUTLER
CADIZ NORMAL AND THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE	—	0966663	1900-01-01	Inactive	CADIZ
CALDWELL TANKS, INC.	Manufacturing	0007370	1900-01-01	Active	LOUISVILLE
CALLAHAN & SONS	—	0507486	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE
CAMPBELL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	0009596	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOUISVILLE

1900 registrations by city

29 cities