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Companies registered in North Carolina in 1938

246 companies on the Business Registration Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1938. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1938 in North Carolina at a glance

live counts
246
companies registered in 1938
<0.1%
of all dated North Carolina registrations
83rd
busiest of 127 years on record
121
cities with registrations in 1938
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1938 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 17,002 companies1988: 17,333 companies1989: 17,794 companies1990: 16,875 companies1991: 16,285 companies1992: 17,553 companies1993: 19,193 companies1994: 23,436 companies1995: 26,382 companies1996: 29,492 companies1997: 33,054 companies1998: 34,474 companies1999: 37,872 companies2000: 39,957 companies2001: 38,505 companies2002: 42,933 companies2003: 46,674 companies2004: 54,103 companies2005: 60,866 companies2006: 64,081 companies2007: 65,665 companies2008: 57,483 companies2009: 52,298 companies2010: 51,703 companies2011: 53,854 companies2012: 57,059 companies2013: 60,375 companies2014: 64,374 companies2015: 69,568 companies2016: 74,332 companies2017: 83,280 companies2018: 92,915 companies2019: 99,213 companies2020: 125,763 companies2021: 176,757 companies2022: 170,921 companies2023: 171,268 companies2024: 162,901 companies2025: 172,845 companies2026: 143,931 companies50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198717,002
198817,333
198917,794
199016,875
199116,285
199217,553
199319,193
199423,436
199526,382
199629,492
199733,054
199834,474
199937,872
200039,957
200138,505
200242,933
200346,674
200454,103
200560,866
200664,081
200765,665
200857,483
200952,298
201051,703
201153,854
201257,059
201360,375
201464,374
201569,568
201674,332
201783,280
201892,915
201999,213
2020125,763
2021176,757
2022170,921
2023171,268
2024162,901
2025172,845
2026143,931
Where 1938 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Raleigh145.7%
  2. Charlotte135.3%
  3. Greensboro124.9%
  4. Asheville104.1%
  5. Durham62.4%
  6. Thomasville62.4%
  7. Asheboro52.0%
  8. Winston-Salem52.0%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city17571%
Where 1938 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Raleigh145.7%
Charlotte135.3%
Greensboro124.9%
Asheville104.1%
Durham62.4%
Thomasville62.4%
Asheboro52.0%
Winston-Salem52.0%

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 246

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
Ahoskie Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00030301938-03-07DissolvedX
Albright and Cunningham Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00027121938-07-02ActiveRoxboro
Alman-hayes Furniture Company, Inc.—00048311938-12-05DissolvedMorganton
Amos & Smith, Inc.—08822101938-11-12DissolvedPilot Mountain
Appalachian Amusement Company—08820321938-10-04DissolvedStatesville
Arcadia Drug Company—00005941938-01-03DissolvedWinston-salem
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.—00055841938-10-27ActiveRaleigh
Art Thomas Chevrolet, Inc.—01470671938-05-30ActiveCharlotte
Asheboro Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00069631938-03-25MergedAsheboro
Associated Carolina Hotels, Inc.—00061961938-10-12DissolvedWhiteville
Ayden Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00084941938-03-17ActiveAyden
Banner Mutual Funeral Association, Inc.—00099631938-04-01DissolvedBenson
Belk Department Store of Elkin, N.C., Inc.—00121711938-04-22MergedGreensboro
Belk Department Store of Greenville, N.C., Inc.—00124091938-10-25MergedFayetteville
Belk of Siler City, N. C., Inc.—00124441938-09-19MergedGreensboro
Belmont Throwing Corporation—00122331938-06-04DissolvedBelmont
Berryman Mutual Funeral Association, Inc.—00128131938-01-20DissolvedAsheville
Bethel Cemetery Endowment, Incorporated—00131121938-03-28ActiveMcleansville
Beulah Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00135411938-02-10DissolvedKenly
Biggs Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00124461938-03-23DissolvedLumberton
Blackman Insurance Agency, Inc.—00172961938-11-30ActiveWilson
Bost Bakery, Inc.—00138281938-03-17MergedDurham
Branch Mutual Burial Association, Incorporated—00149771938-03-22DissolvedKinston
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.—00526801938-11-21WithdrawnRaleigh
Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Incorporated—00173901938-06-27DissolvedStatesville
Brown-wynne Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00175721938-03-22DissolvedRaleigh
Bryant Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00179781938-01-19ActiveFranklin
Burlington Truckers, Incorporated—00189081938-03-22DissolvedBurlington
Butts Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00192801938-03-10DissolvedApex
Carolina Blue Ridge Telephone Company—00225681938-12-27DissolvedAsheville
Carolina Mutual Burial Association of Louisburg, Inc.—00233481938-02-23MergedLouisburg
Carpenter Brothers Mutual Burial Association, Inc—00240571938-02-15DissolvedCherryville
Cashwell Investment Company—00242691938-09-09Greensboro
Celo Community, Inc.—00255261938-12-28ActiveBurnsville
Central Presbyterian Church, Inc.—00255321938-06-28Active
Charles W. Swoope & Company—01436771938-04-30DissolvedPinehurst
Charlotte Flying Club, Inc.—00265431938-09-30Active
Charlotte Memorial Hospital Association, Inc.—00273681938-07-21ActiveCHARLOTTE
Charlotte Rescue Mission—00289821938-02-12ActiveCharlotte
Charlotte Rotary Club Student Loan Fund, Inc.—00273911938-04-25ActiveCharlotte
Citizens Insurance Agency of Thomasville, Incorporated—00287621938-09-12Thomasville
Citty Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00293611938-01-04DissolvedReidsville
Coastal Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00303081938-03-28MergedBurgaw
Cobb Company—00305931938-09-09DissolvedGoldsboro
Collateral Control Corporation—00312691938-05-12WithdrawnRaleigh
Colonial Furniture House, Inc.—00316751938-09-23DissolvedGreensboro
Colored Unity Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00315521938-02-17ActiveMount Olive
Commercial Real Estate and Investment Company—00320871938-05-21ActiveGastonia
Community Bankers Association of North Carolina, Inc.—01044281938-11-02MergedRaleigh
Cox-needham Mutual Burial Association, Inc.—00356631938-03-14ActivePilot Mountain

1938 registrations by city

23 cities