Companies registered in Ohio in 1903 — official registry records

1903 in Ohio at a glance

live counts

749

companies registered in 1903

<0.1%

of all dated Ohio registrations

124th

busiest of 127 years on record

191

cities with registrations in 1903

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1903 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	23,366
1988	24,182
1989	24,050
1990	23,753
1991	22,439
1992	24,779
1993	26,187
1994	29,937
1995	36,120
1996	36,759
1997	37,830
1998	39,447
1999	41,760
2000	45,176
2001	45,735
2002	49,273
2003	53,636
2004	59,912
2005	62,695
2006	61,596
2007	62,160
2008	59,537
2009	57,835
2010	59,675
2011	62,400
2012	67,999
2013	70,012
2014	73,850
2015	78,110
2016	84,990
2017	94,539
2018	102,190
2019	108,139
2020	143,498
2021	169,620
2022	152,259
2023	156,588
2024	148,870
2025	163,885
2026	127,785

Where 1903 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Cleveland12917%
Cincinnati8311%
Columbus516.8%
Conversion466.1%
Toledo202.7%
Dayton162.1%
As141.9%
Youngstown131.7%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city37750%

Where 1903 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Cleveland	129	17%
Cincinnati	83	11%
Columbus	51	6.8%
Conversion	46	6.1%
Toledo	20	2.7%
Dayton	16	2.1%
As	14	1.9%
Youngstown	13	1.7%

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 749

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
"THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CANAL DOVER OHIO"	—	17061	1903-11-13	Canceled	DOVER
A CLEVELAND SZENT JANOSROL NEVEZETT I. MAGYAR GOR.KATH.IFJUSAGI B.S.ES LOVAG EGYLET	—	16289	1903-07-09	Canceled	CLEVELAND
A. H. CLIMO & CO.	—	20189	1903-04-13	Dissolved	CLEVELAND
A. HOCHSTETTER OIL COMPANY	—	82712	1903-01-13	Dissolved
ADAMS AND COMPANY	—	84162	1903-09-25	Dissolved
ALBIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	84187	1903-12-02	Dissolved	CONVERSION
ALLIANCE PROTECTION CORPORATION	—	84197	1903-05-26	Canceled	CONVERSION
ALMA COAL COMPANY	—	84163	1903-12-24	Canceled	CONVERSION
AMBROSE PETRY COMPANY	—	84198	1903-05-28	Canceled
AMERICAN SAND COMPANY	—	84209	1903-05-11	Canceled	CONVERSION
AMITY OIL COMPANY	—	48220	1903-02-12	Canceled	CONVERSION
ANCO INDUSTRIES, INC.	—	18451	1903-04-01	Dissolved	MARTINS FERRY
ASHLAND STEEL RANGE AND MANUFACTURING	—	84213	1903-09-29	Dissolved
ATHENS CONCLAVE #9 HEPTASOHPS OR SEVEN WISE MEN	—	16290	1903-07-13	Canceled	ATHENS
AVENUE STAR MUTUAL AND BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION	—	16363	1903-04-09	Canceled	CINCINNATI
BACHELOR OIL COMPANY	—	84267	1903-12-01	Dissolved
BALDWIN OIL GAS AND MINING CO.	—	84268	1903-12-01	Canceled
BELDING BROTHERS & COMPANY	—	84227	1903-10-13	Dissolved	Conversion
BELLEVUE COMMUNITY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION	—	18052	1903-07-21	Dissolved	BELLEVUE
BELMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	—	16632	1903-11-30	Active	BELLAIRE
BERKEY LODGE NO. 804 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS	—	16450	1903-07-25	Canceled	BERKEY
BETHANY ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH	—	16423	1903-02-25	Active	CLEVELAND
BINGHAM-JACKSON COMPANY	—	84252	1903-05-26	Dissolved	VIRGINIA
BLOCH COMPANY	—	16402	1903-12-08	Canceled	CLEVELAND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PARSONAGE OF WAUSEON CIRCUIT OF THE NORTH OHIO ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST (OLD	—	16513	1903-12-23	Canceled	LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
BOWKER FERTILIZER COMPANY	—	84243	1903-06-08	Dissolved	AS
BOWMAN, INC.	—	16386	1903-10-12	Canceled	CANTON
BRANCH LODGE NO. 1 NOBLE ORDER OF THESEUS	—	17788	1903-03-07	Canceled	SOLON
BRIDGEPORT OIL COMPANY INC.	—	84266	1903-10-22	Dissolved	AS
BROWN-COCHRAN COMPANY	—	84237	1903-12-19	Dissolved
BUCKEYE GLASS COMPANY	—	84247	1903-06-29	Dissolved	AS
BUCKEYE INDEX COMPANY	—	82826	1903-03-02	Dissolved
C. BLAKE MC DOWELL, INC.	—	16479	1903-04-01	Dissolved	SUMMIT
CALIFONRIA FRUIT AGENCY	—	84323	1903-06-10	Dissolved
CALVIN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST OF TOLEDO	—	17306	1903-06-18	Active	TOLEDO
CAMBRIDGE AND LIMA OIL COMPANY	—	82964	1903-01-06	Dissolved	CONVERSION
CANFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH	—	17075	1903-06-30	Active	CANFIELD
CANTON DROP FORGE, INC.	Manufacturing	16605	1903-06-05	Active	CANTON
CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC.	—	16403	1903-12-21	Dissolved	CINCINNATI
CHAMPLIN PRINTING COMPANY	—	16677	1903-04-20	Dissolved	CLINTONVILLE
CHAR-PAR OIL COMPANY	—	84362	1903-09-30	Dissolved
CHARDON LODGE NO. 731 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS	—	16657	1903-06-22	Canceled	CHARDON
CHESAD SHELL AMETH	—	16704	1903-05-18	Dissolved	CLEVELAND
CHICAGO AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)	—	16528	1903-03-23	Dissolved	COLUMBUS
CHICAGO ZANESVILLE OIL AND GAS COMPANY	—	83063	1903-01-23	Dissolved
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL OF LIMA, OHIO	—	17944	1903-08-12	Canceled	LIMA
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, MECHANICSBURG, OHIO	—	17017	1903-09-16	Dissolved	MECHANICSBURG
CHURCH OF PSYCHIC RESEARCH	—	16676	1903-04-04	Dissolved	STARK
CHURCHILL AND COMPANY	—	84302	1903-07-21	Dissolved	CONVERSION
CINCINNATI & TONTOGNAY OIL AND GAS COMPANY	—	84387	1903-08-28	Dissolved	CONVERSION

1903 registrations by city

31 cities