Companies registered in South Carolina in 1956 — official registry records

1956 in South Carolina at a glance

live counts

399

companies registered in 1956

<0.1%

of all dated South Carolina registrations

70th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1956

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1956 highlighted

50K100K150K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	9,234
1988	9,469
1989	10,112
1990	10,405
1991	9,332
1992	9,248
1993	10,283
1994	11,694
1995	13,582
1996	15,009
1997	16,755
1998	18,020
1999	19,836
2000	20,824
2001	20,583
2002	23,772
2003	27,108
2004	32,553
2005	37,505
2006	40,801
2007	41,009
2008	36,082
2009	31,373
2010	31,143
2011	31,959
2012	34,839
2013	35,212
2014	38,247
2015	41,485
2016	44,012
2017	51,603
2018	55,130
2019	59,123
2020	75,826
2021	103,852
2022	97,712
2023	97,873
2024	89,724
2025	96,953
2026	76,113

Where 1956 registrations were filedtop 5 cities

Columbia20.5%
Florence10.3%
Ladson10.3%
Lake City10.3%
Wando10.3%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city39398%

Where 1956 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Columbia	2	0.5%
Florence	1	0.3%
Ladson	1	0.3%
Lake City	1	0.3%
Wando	1	0.3%

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 399

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status
AARDVARK, INC.	—	145972	1956-07-02	Inactive
ADAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.	—	145968	1956-01-05	Revoked
AGENT MUTUAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	—	16917	1956-10-15	Active
AIKEN JAYCEES	—	20399	1956-12-14	Active
AIKEN MEMORIAL PARK, INC.	—	16713	1956-01-20	Revoked
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.	—	146096	1956-04-30	Inactive
ALFORD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION	—	20261	1956-02-24	Active
ALICE DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH	—	20359	1956-09-22	Active
ALLCRAFT STEEL COMPANY, INC.	—	16742	1956-02-27	Inactive
ALPHA NU HOUSE CORPORATION OF DELTA DELTA DELTA	—	20319	1956-06-08	Active
ANDERSON RED-FEZ-CLUB	—	317150	1956-09-04	Active
ANDREWS POST NO. 69 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION	—	16756	1956-03-14	Active
ARROW AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, INC.	—	146084	1956-01-03	Active
ARTHUR RAVENEL, JR., & COMPANY	—	16772	1956-03-29	Merged
ASPLUNDH BRUSH CONTROL, LLC	—	146101	1956-05-14	Active
ASSOCIATED PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS, INC.	—	18760	1956-05-11	Inactive
AUXILIARY OF KERSHAWHEALTH	—	20297	1956-06-09	Inactive
AVALON, INC.	—	16802	1956-05-08	Inactive
B. & P., INC.	—	16903	1956-10-01	Active
BAKER COTTON COMPANY, INC.	—	16744	1956-02-29	Inactive
BARNETT CANNING ASSOCIATION	—	278024	1956-06-13	Active
BARNWELL OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.	—	16935	1956-11-14	Active
BEACH COTTAGES, INCORPORATED	—	16811	1956-05-25	Inactive
BEAM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	18781	1956-06-04	Active
BEECH ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT	—	20284	1956-04-30	Active
BELL INVESTMENT COMPANY	—	18518	1956-03-13	Revoked
BELL OIL COMPANY	—	18598	1956-03-13	Revoked
BENEFICIAL SOUTH CAROLINA INC.	—	18874	1956-07-20	Merged
BERL-STYN CORPORATION	—	16707	1956-01-10	Active
BETHEA COAL AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.	—	16764	1956-10-03	Active
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH OF MONETTA	—	20362	1956-09-24	Active
BIBLE TRINITY CHURCH	—	20317	1956-06-02	Active
BIG TIN WAREHOUSE, INC.	—	16770	1956-03-28	Inactive
BISHOPVILLE FINISHING COMPANY	—	16695	1956-01-04	Revoked
BLAIR MILL SALES, INC.	—	16953	1956-12-29	Merged
BLUE LODGE NO, 142, A.F.M.	—	20408	1956-12-31	Active
BLUFF ROAD COMMUNITY CIVIC CLUB OF REEDER POINT INC. THE	—	146226	1956-12-07	Active
BOARDMAN PETROLEUM, INC.	—	18888	1956-07-25	Revoked
BONITZ INSULATION COMPANY OF GEORGIA, THE	—	16714	1956-01-23	Merged
BOWMAN GIN COMPANY	—	16791	1956-04-30	Active
BRADLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	—	20335	1956-07-20	Revoked
BRICE BUILDING COMPANY, INC.	—	18916	1956-10-06	Revoked
BRIGADIER HOMES, INC.	—	16949	1956-12-22	Inactive
BRYSON CHEVROLET-OLDS., INC.	—	16842	1956-06-28	Revoked
BUDDIN'S INC.	—	16393	1956-01-03	Inactive
BURRIS CHEMICAL, INC.	—	145973	1956-08-02	Merged
BUSHY PARK TERRACE, INC.	—	16816	1956-05-29	Inactive
BUSINESS SERVICE, INCORPORATED	—	18794	1956-06-14	Revoked
C. D. COLEMAN OIL CO.	—	16799	1956-05-05	Active
CAB Business Development Center, Inc.	—	16797	1956-05-04	Inactive