Companies registered in Maryland in 1918 — official registry records

1918 in Maryland at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1918

<0.1%

of all dated Maryland registrations

122nd

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1918

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1918 highlighted

50K100K150K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	20,443
1988	21,786
1989	21,490
1990	20,707
1991	20,060
1992	21,304
1993	22,170
1994	23,938
1995	25,366
1996	27,645
1997	29,119
1998	30,357
1999	34,820
2000	34,986
2001	35,710
2002	41,475
2003	43,637
2004	47,335
2005	52,280
2006	51,352
2007	51,597
2008	45,778
2009	42,223
2010	43,779
2011	45,692
2012	47,629
2013	50,572
2014	54,289
2015	58,146
2016	61,450
2017	66,789
2018	71,962
2019	77,192
2020	91,103
2021	108,421
2022	96,705
2023	97,151
2024	88,093
2025	98,539
2026	71,918

Where 1918 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Baltimore727%
Severna Park27.7%
Baltimore City13.8%
Balto.13.8%
Chevy Chase13.8%
Cumberland13.8%
Hagerstown13.8%
Hanover13.8%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city1142%

Where 1918 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Baltimore	7	27%
Severna Park	2	7.7%
Baltimore City	1	3.8%
Balto.	1	3.8%
Chevy Chase	1	3.8%
Cumberland	1	3.8%
Hagerstown	1	3.8%
Hanover	1	3.8%

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

All 26 companies

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
CHASE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INCORPORATED	—	D03396884	1918-08-13	Active	BALTIMORE
CNA HOLDINGS, INC	—	F00019182	1918-08-06	Dissolved	SUMMIT
EASTERN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH	—	D01024751	1918-09-04	Suspended	BALTIMORE CITY
FIRST AND ST. STEPHEN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST	—	D00230110	1918-11-29	Active	BALTO.
GLATFELTER PULP WOOD COMPANY	—	D00231928	1918-07-05	Merged	BALTIMORE
HOME BANK	—	D00038471	1918-10-14	Merged	NEWARK
J. H. FILBERT, INCORPORATED	—	D00100701	1918-04-17	Merged	BALTIMORE
M. B. SEGALL & SONS, INCORPORATED	—	D00193920	1918-07-11	Suspended	BALTIMORE
MARYLAND CHAPTER, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED	—	D00132159	1918-03-09	Active	HANOVER
MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC	—	D00238352	1918-05-29	Active	OLNEY
OLDE SEVERNA PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC	—	D00549808	1918-08-13	Active	SEVERNA PARK
R. W. BREESE & CO. INCORPORATED	—	D02415115	1918-06-29	Suspended
SALISBURY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC	—	D00386995	1918-04-22	Active	SALISBURY
SILVER SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC	—	D00197608	1918-06-11	Active	MONTGOMERY CO., SILVER SPRING
THE BELT'S CORPORATION	Transportation and warehousing	D00255612	1918-08-01	Active	BALTIMORE
THE BRETHREN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Finance and insurance	D00066902	1918-01-11	Active	HAGERSTOWN
THE CUMBERLAND FAIR ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED	—	D00078121	1918-10-04	Dissolved	CUMBERLAND
THE EARLEIGH HEIGHTS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND	—	D00089144	1918-07-12	Active	SEVERNA PARK
THE GRACE METHODIST CHURCH (FALLS ROAD), INC	—	D00379495	1918-11-12	Merged	REISTERSTOWN
THE INTER-CITY LAND COMPANY	—	D00122457	1918-07-17	Dissolved	BALTIMORE
THE MADONNA AND SHAWSVILLE CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY OF HARFORD COUNTY, INCORPORATED	—	D00511790	1918-06-29	Suspended	WHITE HALL
THE R. J. TAYLOR COMPANY	—	D00208082	1918-03-12	Dissolved	BALTIMORE
THE S. KANN SONS COMPANY	—	D00126789	1918-05-11	Active	CHEVY CHASE
THE SPARKS STATE BANK	—	D00038661	1918-02-23	Merged	SPARKS
THE TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAVAGE, HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, INCORPORATED	—	D02280600	1918-07-15	Active	SAVAGE
W. H. WINSTEAD COMPANY, INC.	—	F00037556	1918-10-01	Merged

1918 registrations by city

1 cities

Baltimore7