Companies registered in Virginia in 1929 — official registry records

1929 in Virginia at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1929

<0.1%

of all dated Virginia registrations

91st

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1929

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1929 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 1929 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Richmond1119%
Norfolk46.9%
Ashland23.4%
Martinsville23.4%
Raleigh23.4%
Staunton23.4%
Arlington11.7%
Arvonia11.7%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city3357%

Where 1929 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Richmond	11	19%
Norfolk	4	6.9%
Ashland	2	3.4%
Martinsville	2	3.4%
Raleigh	2	3.4%
Staunton	2	3.4%
Arlington	1	1.7%
Arvonia	1	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 58

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00343178	1929-06-17	Active	Raleigh
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANY	—	F0034266	1929-02-25	Inactive	RICHMOND
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED	—	F0033870	1929-01-11	Inactive	SAINT LOUIS
ARMY NAVY COUNTRY CLUB	—	F0036725	1929-11-22	Active	Arlington
ATLANTIC GREYHOUND LINES OF VIRGINIA, INC.	—	00337477	1929-02-16	Active	Dallas
Augusta Cooperative Farm Bureau, Incorporated	Wholesale trade	00341347	1929-05-06	Active	Staunton
BANKERS AND SHIPPERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	—	F0036147	1929-09-21	Inactive	NORFOLK
BELT LINE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, INCORPORATED	—	00341719	1929-05-15	Inactive	PORTSMOUTH
BENEFICIAL FINANCE CO. OF RICHMOND, INCORPORATED	—	00338103	1929-03-01	Merged	RICHMOND
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	—	F0033995	1929-01-26	Active	Davenport
BROWN'S, INCORPORATED	—	00346676	1929-09-11	Active	MARTINSVILLE
BRUNSWICK ICE AND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00337519	1929-02-18	Active	Lawrenceville
BUCKINGHAM-VIRGINIA SLATE CORPORATION	—	00343392	1929-06-21	Inactive	ARVONIA
C. F. SCOTT, INCORPORATED	—	00340034	1929-04-08	Inactive	PETERSBURG
CASTNER, CURRAN & BULLITT, INCORPORATED	—	00341586	1929-05-10	Inactive	CHARLESTON
CONOCO INC.	—	F0035594	1929-07-06	Inactive	RICHMOND
CULPEPER COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCORPORATED	—	00340885	1929-04-25	Active	Culpeper
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY	—	F0036204	1929-09-26	Active	RALEIGH
EMPORIA COUNTRY CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00342444	1929-05-29	Active	Emporia
EZRA T. SUMMERS INC.	—	00342725	1929-06-06	Active	Virginia Beach
FAMOUS, INCORPORATED	—	00348805	1929-11-09	Inactive	LYNCHBURG
FIRST AND CITIZENS BANK	—	00346296	1929-09-03	Inactive	MONTEREY
FREEDLANDER FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION	—	00349183	1929-11-19	Inactive	GLEN ALLEN
GIRL SCOUT COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA, INC.	—	00343780	1929-07-02	Active	RICHMOND
HAMPTON ROADS BROADCASTING CORPORATION	—	00335950	1929-01-15	Inactive	NEWPORT NEWS
HOLDING CORPORATION OF LOCAL 1248 I.L.A.	—	00349365	1929-11-23	Active	NORFOLK
HOLSTON LAND COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00338202	1929-03-04	Active	Jacksonville
HORN MOTORS, INCORPORATED	—	00348938	1929-11-13	Inactive	OAKTON
HUSSMANN CORPORATION	—	F0036816	1929-11-29	Active	Bridgeton
IMPERIAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED	—	00343954	1929-07-16	Inactive	MARTINSVILLE
J. C. Walker Brothers, Incorporated	—	00350504	1929-12-23	Active	Willis Wharf
Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, Incorporated	Accommodation and food services	00344820	1929-07-26	Active	WILLIAMSBURG
Johns Manville, Inc.	—	F0036998	1929-12-30	Active	DENVER
LANDMARK SECURITIES, INC.	—	00350314	1929-12-18	Inactive	NORFOLK
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE RICHMOND METROPOLITAN AREA, INC.	—	00343137	1929-06-17	Active	RICHMOND
LEAKSVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, INCORPORATED, THE	—	00346064	1929-08-27	Inactive	RICHMOND
LONESOME PINE COUNTRY CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00343657	1929-06-28	Active	Big Stone Gap
Lumos Telephone LLC	Information	00348243	1929-10-29	Active	Waynesboro
MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	F0035800	1929-07-27	Active	HOLYOKE
Martha Jefferson Hospital	—	00350223	1929-12-16	Active	Charlottesville
NORTHROP GRUMMAN PUBLIC SAFETY, INC.	—	F0220519	1929-11-05	Inactive	LOS ANGELES
PEPSI-COLA GENERAL BOTTLERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.	—	00335364	1929-01-23	Inactive	SOMERS
PLANTERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA	—	00088419	1929-07-29	Inactive	STAUNTON
RICHMOND AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION	—	00342642	1929-06-06	Inactive	RICHMOND
Richmond Virginia Fire Police Credit Union Inc.	—	00340562	1929-04-17	Active	Richmond
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, INC.	—	00348011	1929-10-16	Inactive	RICHMOND
SERVICE MACHINE AND WELDING COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Manufacturing	00343632	1929-06-27	Active	Ashland
SHELBY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF SHELBY, OHIO, THE	—	F0036246	1929-09-27	Inactive	RICHMOND
SOUTHPORT LAND CORPORATION	—	00338673	1929-03-11	Inactive	GREENVILLE
SPOTTSWOOD MANOR, INCORPORATED	—	00345819	1929-08-20	Active	Norfolk

1929 registrations by city

2 cities

Richmond11 Norfolk4