Companies registered in Virginia in 1946 — official registry records

1946 in Virginia at a glance

live counts

188

companies registered in 1946

<0.1%

of all dated Virginia registrations

76th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1946

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1946 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 1946 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Richmond2413%
Norfolk126.4%
Lynchburg115.9%
Winchester84.3%
Henrico63.2%
Virginia Beach52.7%
Alexandria42.1%
Charlottesville42.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city11461%

Where 1946 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Richmond	24	13%
Norfolk	12	6.4%
Lynchburg	11	5.9%
Winchester	8	4.3%
Henrico	6	3.2%
Virginia Beach	5	2.7%
Alexandria	4	2.1%
Charlottesville	4	2.1%

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 188

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ABINGDON PRESBYTERY PROPERTIES, INC.	—	00534156	1946-07-31	Active	WYTHEVILLE
ALEXANDRIA STORES, INCORPORATED	—	00525576	1946-03-22	Inactive	ARLINGTON
AMELIA COUNTY GOLF CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00521195	1946-01-04	Active	Amelia Court House
ANNANDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.	—	00526392	1946-04-04	Active	ANNANDALE
APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION	—	00524629	1946-03-04	Inactive	BRISTOL
ARLINGTON-FAIRFAX BROADCASTING COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00531699	1946-06-22	Inactive	ARLINGTON
ARTHUR'S ELECTRIC SERVICE, INCORPORATED	—	00523266	1946-02-09	Active	GLEN ALLEN
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.	—	F0070765	1946-04-10	Inactive	WILLOW GROVE
AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALERS, INCORPORATED	—	00531608	1946-06-21	Inactive	PETERSBURG
B. H. COBB LUMBER CO., INCORPORATED	—	00526178	1946-04-01	Active	Charles City
BAGWELL OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00530402	1946-06-05	Inactive	ONANCOCK
BAILEY ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED	—	00527150	1946-04-18	Inactive	SMITHFIELD
BASSETT PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED	—	00539064	1946-10-24	Active	BASSETT
BIG ENTRY HOLDING COMPANY	—	00534560	1946-08-05	Inactive	CHESAPEAKE
BLAZER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	—	00540831	1946-11-26	Inactive	TAMPA
BLOXOM AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00527473	1946-04-23	Active	Mappsville
BLUEFIELD MONUMENT COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00531483	1946-06-20	Active	BLUEFIELD
BOWMAN APPLE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.	—	00537431	1946-09-26	Inactive	MT JACKSON
BOYD INVESTMENT CO.	—	00538769	1946-10-18	Active	VA BEACH
BUCKLEY LAGES, INCORPORATED	—	00533042	1946-07-11	Active	WINCHESTER
BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00534636	1946-08-06	Inactive	MARTINSVILLE
BURGUNDY FARM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, INCORPORATED	Arts and entertainment	00537340	1946-09-25	Active	Alexandria
BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00538447	1946-10-14	Inactive	Altavista
C.E. Thurston and Sons, Incorporated	Construction	00539593	1946-11-01	Active	Norfolk
CHECKER LEASING, INC.	—	00521559	1946-01-10	Inactive	ROANOKE
CLEF CORPORATION	—	00542266	1946-12-20	Active	NORFOLK
COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00540344	1946-11-19	Inactive	LYNCHBURG
CONSOLIDATED SALES CO. INCORPORATED	—	00531244	1946-06-18	Active	Virginia Beach
COX-POWELL CORPORATION	—	00521864	1946-01-17	Active	WILLIAMSBURG
CRIDER AND SHOCKEY, INCORPORATED	—	00534982	1946-08-12	Inactive	WALL
Carroll County Cooperative, Inc.	—	00526301	1946-04-03	Active	Hillsville
Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Inc.	—	00542340	1946-12-23	Active	Norfolk
Consumers/Dornin-Adams, Inc.	—	00532911	1946-07-11	Pending	Lynchburg
Currell Corporation	—	00520965	1946-01-02	Inactive	CHARLOTTESVILLE
DANVILLE LIFE SAVING AND FIRST AID CREW, INCORPORATED	—	00531434	1946-06-20	Active	Danville
DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED	—	00539866	1946-11-07	Active	RESTON
DOREY CORPORATION	—	00528075	1946-05-01	Inactive	NORFOLK
Davis H. Elliot Construction Company, Inc.	—	00521211	1946-01-04	Active	Lexington
E.A. HARPER AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00536227	1946-08-30	Active	Newport News
EAST END COMMUNITY SOCIETY, INCORPORATED	—	00534123	1946-07-31	Inactive	RICHMOND
EAST HILL CEMETERY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED	—	00540765	1946-11-25	Active	ABINGDON
ELECTRICAL REALTY AND SALES COMPANY	—	F0070617	1946-03-28	Inactive	RALEIGH
ENGLISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Construction	00541995	1946-12-16	Active	Lynchburg
Emporia Greensville Recreation Association, Inc.	—	00532440	1946-07-01	Active	Emporia
FARMERS LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, INCORPORATED	—	00524835	1946-03-07	Active	Winchester
FEREBEE-JOHNSON COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00525790	1946-03-26	Active	LYNCHBURG
FINK'S JEWELERS, INCORPORATED	Retail trade	00541078	1946-11-29	Active	Roanoke
FLEMING FOODS OF VIRGINIA, INC.	—	00527465	1946-04-23	Inactive	WAYNESBORO
FRANK KERBY AND SONS, INCORPORATED	—	00529529	1946-05-21	Active	LYNDHURST
FREDERICKSBURG COUNTRY CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00530931	1946-06-13	Active	Fredericksburg

1946 registrations by city

15 cities

Richmond24 Norfolk12 Lynchburg11 Winchester8 Henrico6 Virginia Beach5 Alexandria4 Charlottesville4 Glen Allen4 Newport News4 Roanoke4 Arlington3 Fredericksburg3 Manassas3 Petersburg3