Companies registered in Mississippi in 1918 — official registry records

1918 in Mississippi at a glance

live counts

244

companies registered in 1918

<0.1%

of all dated Mississippi registrations

126th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1918

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1918 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	6,654
1988	6,714
1989	6,838
1990	6,537
1991	6,377
1992	7,370
1993	8,331
1994	8,779
1995	9,464
1996	10,335
1997	10,922
1998	11,782
1999	12,556
2000	13,141
2001	12,815
2002	13,661
2003	14,195
2004	15,809
2005	17,732
2006	19,641
2007	19,704
2008	18,113
2009	16,604
2010	16,623
2011	17,123
2012	19,578
2013	19,999
2014	21,017
2015	23,640
2016	24,568
2017	26,475
2018	28,813
2019	31,350
2020	52,469
2021	64,782
2022	53,519
2023	51,491
2024	46,044
2025	52,185
2026	51,087

Where 1918 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Gulfport31.2%
Meridian31.2%
Natchez20.8%
Batesville10.4%
Cairo10.4%
Holly Springs10.4%
Laurel10.4%
Madison10.4%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city23195%

Where 1918 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Gulfport	3	1.2%
Meridian	3	1.2%
Natchez	2	0.8%
Batesville	1	0.4%
Cairo	1	0.4%
Holly Springs	1	0.4%
Laurel	1	0.4%
Madison	1	0.4%

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 244

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
A. C. COBB COMPANY	—	130157	1918-02-04	Inactive
A. H. CLEAVER & COMPANY	—	130229	1918-10-18	Inactive
ALLEN COOPERAGE COMPANY	—	433251	1918-09-04	Canceled
AMERICAN EAGLE MINING COMPANY	—	433634	1918-05-06	Inactive
AMERICAN RY. EXPRESS COMPANY	—	433877	1918-11-18	Canceled
ANDERSON-SEAY COMPANY	—	434120	1918-01-01	Dissolved
ATLANTIC LARD COMPANY	—	444810	1918-06-28	Canceled
AUTOMOBILE SALES COMPANY	—	445065	1918-02-21	Inactive
BAY ST. LOUIS NAVAL STORES, INC.	—	436366	1918-08-15	Inactive
BAYOU GOLF & YACHT CLUB	—	104794	1918-05-16	Dissolved
BEARD & THOMPSON, INC.	—	436511	1918-03-04	Inactive
BELLGRADE LUMBER COMPANY	—	436751	1918-09-06
BENEVOLENT FUND, INC.	—	656600	1918-08-17	Active	MERIDIAN
BERTHOLD & JENNINGS LUMBER COMPANY	—	431408	1918-02-27	Inactive
BILOXI ARTESIAN BOTTLING WORKS, INCORPORATED	—	431769	1918-09-30	Dissolved
BILOXI DRY DOCK & SHIPBUILDING CO. INC.	—	431801	1918-11-12	Inactive
BILOXI MACHINERY WORKS AND FOUNDRY COMPANY	—	431845	1918-02-21	Inactive
BOLIVAR COMPRESS COMPANY OF CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI	—	335560	1918-04-25	Dissolved
BRAMLETT HOSPITAL	—	335879	1918-07-30	Dissolved
BRANCH DRUG STORE	—	335883	1918-01-16	Inactive
BROOKSVILLE LUMBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	126589	1918-07-24	Inactive
BUCHANAN MOTOR CO.	—	126810	1918-12-14	Inactive
C. F. HEIDELBERG FURNITURE COMPANY	—	127378	1918-09-16	Inactive
CANTON DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY	—	330528	1918-07-30	Inactive
CENTER POINT MERCANTILE COMPANY	—	331286	1918-09-17	Dissolved
CENTRAL DRUG COMPANY	—	331353	1918-04-25	Inactive
CHARLES HOLMES COTTON COMPANY	—	331725	1918-08-15	Inactive
CHATHAM STORE	—	331826	1918-01-03	Inactive
CHATOM MILL COMPANY	—	331830	1918-08-12	Inactive
CHICAGO TITLE & TRUST CO.	—	331964	1918-08-08	Inactive
CHURCH OF JEHOVA, THE	—	303069	1918-12-05	Active
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS	—	332185	1918-08-02	Inactive
CITY COAL COMPANY	—	332358	1918-05-11	Inactive
CITY OF AUSTIN SHIP COMPANY	—	332337	1918-01-19	Inactive
CITY OF BILOXI SHIP COMPANY	—	332347	1918-07-10	Inactive
CITY OF GALVESTON SHIP COMPANY	—	332423	1918-01-19	Inactive
CITY OF JACKSON SHIP COMPANY	—	332455	1918-07-10	Inactive
CITY OF LAFAYETTE SHIP COMPANY	—	332456	1918-01-19	Inactive
CITY OF NATCHEZ SHIP COMPANY	—	332473	1918-07-10	Inactive
CITY OF ORLEANS SHIP COMPANY	—	332478	1918-01-19	Inactive
CITY OF PASCAGOULA SHIP COMPANY	—	332480	1918-07-10	Inactive
CITY OF VICKSBURG SHIP COMPANY	—	332500	1918-07-10	Inactive
CITY OF WACO SHIP COMPANY	—	332501	1918-01-19	Inactive
CO-OPERATIVE HOG RAISING & DEVELOPMENT CO.	—	134925	1918-08-29	Inactive
COAHOMA COUNTY MILLING COMPANY	—	431113	1918-12-09	Inactive
COLMER-GREEN LUMBER COMPANY	—	442069	1918-05-06	Inactive
COLUMBUS COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY	—	442280	1918-07-01	Inactive
COMBEL HARDWARE COMPANY	—	442405	1918-05-10	Inactive
COMMONWEALTH GARAGE	—	442550	1918-03-05	Inactive
COMMONWEALTH INVESTMENT COMPANY	—	442552	1918-05-06	Dissolved

1918 registrations by city

2 cities

Gulfport3 Meridian3