Companies registered in Virginia in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Virginia at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1900

<0.1%

of all dated Virginia registrations

96th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

50K100K150K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	4,323
1988	4,284
1989	4,451
1990	4,606
1991	4,650
1992	5,173
1993	5,871
1994	6,796
1995	7,530
1996	8,325
1997	10,098
1998	10,960
1999	12,336
2000	13,416
2001	14,959
2002	17,529
2003	20,881
2004	25,550
2005	29,548
2006	31,099
2007	33,901
2008	35,593
2009	37,032
2010	47,382
2011	58,643
2012	65,846
2013	69,303
2014	73,596
2015	76,078
2016	81,373
2017	87,914
2018	93,049
2019	97,068
2020	117,904
2021	140,606
2022	132,749
2023	135,619
2024	127,122
2025	140,929
2026	112,403

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Richmond1631%
Chesapeake35.8%
Lynchburg35.8%
Norfolk35.8%
Atlanta23.8%
Roanoke23.8%
Ashland11.9%
Blackstone11.9%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city2140%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Richmond	16	31%
Chesapeake	3	5.8%
Lynchburg	3	5.8%
Norfolk	3	5.8%
Atlanta	2	3.8%
Roanoke	2	3.8%
Ashland	1	1.9%
Blackstone	1	1.9%

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 52

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
1887 HOLDINGS, INC.	Retail trade	00164228	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED	—	00614701	1900-01-01	Active	Bristow
BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE	Educational services	00005843	1900-03-03	Active	BRIDGEWATER
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	Health care and social assistance	00853481	1900-01-01	Active	Roanoke
CHATHAM HALL	—	00010033	1900-01-01	Active	Chatham
CHESAPEAKE WESTERN RAILWAY	—	00013839	1900-03-03	Active	Atlanta
CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY	—	00053116	1900-01-01	Active	Blackstone
COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.	—	00080069	1900-01-01	Active	Chester
COMMONWEALTH CLUB	—	00833483	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
Children's Home Society of Virginia	—	00786533	1900-01-30	Active	RICHMOND
Commonwealth Atlantic Land V Inc.	—	00001370	1900-01-01	Inactive	Rio Grande
DIOCESAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA	—	00644583	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
Ethyl Corporation	Manufacturing	00198556	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY	—	00025106	1900-01-01	Active	Glen Allen
Handy Distribution LLC	—	00601153	1900-01-01	Active	Lynchburg
Huntington Ingalls Incorporated	Manufacturing	00231258	1900-01-01	Active	Newport News
Inova Alexandria Hospital	Health care and social assistance	00115105	1900-01-01	Inactive	FALLS CHURCH
MCGILL CATHOLIC UNION	—	00785907	1900-01-01	Active	Henrico
MILLER HOME OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA	—	00328716	1900-01-01	Active	Lynchburg
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH BAR ASSOCIATION	—	00786582	1900-03-05	Active	CHESAPEAKE
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH BELT LINE RAILROAD COMPANY	Transportation and warehousing	00008193	1900-01-01	Active	Chesapeake
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY	—	00028001	1900-01-01	Active	Atlanta
NORTHERN NECK INSURANCE COMPANY	—	00690263	1900-01-01	Active	Irvington
Olin Corporation	—	00149039	1900-01-01	Active	Clayton
President and Trustees of Hampden-Sydney College	Educational services	00175695	1900-01-01	Active	Hampden Sydney
RICHMOND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	—	00275578	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
Randolph-Macon College	Educational services	00008359	1900-01-01	Active	ASHLAND
Ranger Oil Corporation	—	00169714	1900-01-01	Inactive	Houston
SAINT ANDREW'S ASSOCIATION	—	00102681	1900-02-27	Active	RICHMOND
STAR LAUNDRY COMPANY	—	00248674	1900-06-12	Inactive	DANVILLE
STATE COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA, JUNIOR ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS, OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA	—	00786343	1900-02-17	Active	POQUOSON
THE FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN	—	00380691	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
THE NORFOLK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	—	00853333	1900-01-01	Active	NORFOLK
THE UNITED ORDER OF TENTS OF J. R. GIDDINGS AND JOLLIFEE UNION	—	00097386	1900-01-01	Pending	Norfolk
THE VALENTINE MUSEUM	—	00786004	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
THE VIRGINIA HOME	Health care and social assistance	00540591	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
THE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY	Educational services	00476267	1900-01-01	Active	Lexington
THE WOODLAND CEMETERY COMPANY	—	00819367	1900-01-01	Active	N CHESTERFIELD
The Episcopal Church Home	—	00853994	1900-01-01	Inactive	NORFOLK
The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention	Other services	00148163	1900-01-01	Active	RICHMOND
The Woman's Club	—	00150326	1900-01-01	Active	RICHMOND
UNION PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY	—	00518001	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
United Methodist Family Services of Virginia	Health care and social assistance	00223313	1900-01-22	Active	Richmond
University of Richmond	Educational services	00096412	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
VIRGINIA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES	—	00004911	1900-01-01	Active	Salem
VIRGINIA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY	—	00786525	1900-01-01	Active	Winchester
Woodbine Cemetery Company	—	00838862	1900-01-01	Active	Harrisonburg
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA	—	00043885	1900-01-01	Active	Lynchburg
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER RICHMOND	Health care and social assistance	00347815	1900-01-01	Active	Richmond
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS	Other services	00086181	1900-01-01	Active	Chesapeake

1900 registrations by city

4 cities

Richmond16 Chesapeake3 Lynchburg3 Norfolk3