Companies registered in Virginia in 1938 — official registry records

1938 in Virginia at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1938

<0.1%

of all dated Virginia registrations

89th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1938

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1938 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 1938 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Richmond915%
Norfolk46.7%
Roanoke35.0%
Altavista23.3%
Arlington23.3%
Lexington23.3%
Salem23.3%
Abingdon11.7%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city3558%

Where 1938 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Richmond	9	15%
Norfolk	4	6.7%
Roanoke	3	5.0%
Altavista	2	3.3%
Arlington	2	3.3%
Lexington	2	3.3%
Salem	2	3.3%
Abingdon	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 60

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER	—	00456749	1938-12-21	Inactive	ALEXANDRIA
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	F0053738	1938-09-30	Active	Northbrook
ALTAVISTA INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE, INC.	—	00455071	1938-10-20	Active	ALTAVISTA
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA	—	F0052169	1938-01-04	Active	Radnor
B-A-R-C ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	—	00449934	1938-04-19	Active	MILLBORO
BERGMANN'S, INC.	Retail trade	F0053985	1938-11-25	Active	LEESBURG
BIG SANDY COAL CORPORATION	—	F0052755	1938-04-11	Active	ABINGDON
BOONSBORO COUNTRY CLUB CORPORATION	—	00449793	1938-04-13	Active	Lynchburg
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.	—	F0053308	1938-07-11	Inactive	NASHVILLE
Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc.	Wholesale trade	00453381	1938-08-18	Active	Salem
CHAMBERSBURG COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS, INCORPORATED	—	00455899	1938-11-23	Inactive	RICHMOND
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS FUND, INC.	—	02494987	1938-10-06	Inactive	GLADE SPRING
CLIFTON FORGE WOMAN'S CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00451344	1938-06-10	Active	Clifton Forge
COMMUNITY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	—	00456772	1938-12-23	Active	Windsor
DEERE INSURANCE COMPANY, JOHN	—	F0052284	1938-01-24	Inactive	ROANOKE
EMROSE CORPORATION	—	00447508	1938-01-20	Inactive	HENDERSON
Employers Insurance Company of Wausau	—	F0054181	1938-12-30	Active	Boston
GARDEN-BANNER STORES, INCORPORATED	—	00455337	1938-10-28	Inactive	TAZEWELL
GRACE & SEVENTH CORPORATION	—	00452003	1938-07-06	Inactive	RICHMOND
HINES COMPANY, INCORPORATED, D. A.	—	00447144	1938-01-07	Inactive	RICHMONDG
KIWANIS CLUB OF ARLINGTON, INCORPORATED	—	00449355	1938-03-26	Active	ARLINGTON
LIPHART STEEL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00447698	1938-01-27	Inactive	RICHMOND
LMC ACQUISITION CORPORATION	—	F0052649	1938-03-30	Inactive	RICHMOND
MAGIC CITY MOTOR CORPORATION	Real estate and leasing	00450320	1938-05-04	Active	Roanoke
MARYLAND COAL AND COKE COMPANY	—	F0053753	1938-10-07	Inactive	RICHMOND
MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	—	00449082	1938-03-18	Active	CHASE CITY
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	F0053282	1938-07-02	Active	Columbus
NORTHERN PIEDMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	—	00454066	1938-09-14	Inactive	CULPEPER
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Virginia, Inc. (NAIFA-Virginia)	—	00455402	1938-11-02	Active	Henrico
PHI KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY VIRGINIA BETA CHAPTER INCORPORATED	—	00450288	1938-05-03	Active	LEXINGTON
POWELL VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	—	00453837	1938-09-06	Active	NEW TAZEWELL
PRINCE GEORGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	Utilities	00456384	1938-12-12	Active	WAVERLY
PRINCESS LEIGH MANOR, INCORPORATED	—	00450411	1938-05-09	Active	NORFOLK
PURCELLVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCORPORATED	—	00455972	1938-11-25	Active	PURCELLVILLE
R-W-C CORPORATION	—	00447490	1938-01-20	Inactive	ROANOKE
REYNOLDS ALUMINUM SERVICE CORPORATION	—	00454090	1938-09-15	Inactive	RICHMOND
RICHARDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00447730	1938-01-27	Inactive	MARTINSVILLE
RICHMOND CAMERA SHOP, INCORPORATED	Other services	00453720	1938-08-31	Active	NORTH CHESTERFIELD
RIVERMONT PARK HOUSING CORPORATION	—	00454702	1938-10-06	Active	CHARLOTTE
ROCKBRIDGE FARMERS COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED	—	00446955	1938-01-03	Active	Lexington
ROUNTREY'S, INCORPORATED	—	00455931	1938-11-25	Active	ALTAVISTA
SALEM RESCUE SQUAD, INCORPORATED	—	00449637	1938-04-07	Active	SALEM
SOUTHERN MATERIALS CORPORATION	—	00454231	1938-09-20	Inactive	NORFOLK
SOUTHERN PROCESSORS, INCORPORATED	—	00451880	1938-07-01	Inactive	RICHMOND
STOKLEY'S SERVICES, INCORPORATED	—	00455709	1938-11-17	Inactive	NORFOLK
SUTER AND COOPER, INCORPORATED	—	00456236	1938-12-06	Inactive	ARLINGTON
St. Paul Protective Insurance Company	—	F0053720	1938-09-30	Active	Hartford
T. A. LOVING COMPANY	—	F0052581	1938-03-14	Active	GOLDSBORO
THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA	—	00450635	1938-05-17	Active	Richmond
THE LUNENBURG COUNTRY CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00455857	1938-11-22	Active	Kenbridge

1938 registrations by city

3 cities

Richmond9 Norfolk4 Roanoke3