Companies registered in Virginia in 1947 — official registry records

1947 in Virginia at a glance

live counts

187

companies registered in 1947

<0.1%

of all dated Virginia registrations

77th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1947

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1947 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 1947 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Richmond3016%
Norfolk115.9%
Lynchburg105.3%
Virginia Beach84.3%
Roanoke73.7%
Winchester52.7%
Alexandria42.1%
Arlington42.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city10858%

Where 1947 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Richmond	30	16%
Norfolk	11	5.9%
Lynchburg	10	5.3%
Virginia Beach	8	4.3%
Roanoke	7	3.7%
Winchester	5	2.7%
Alexandria	4	2.1%
Arlington	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 187

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ALEXANDRIA POLICE BOYS CAMP, INCORPORATED	—	00553560	1947-06-20	Inactive	Alexandria
ARLINGTON-FAIRFAX CHAPTER, INCORPORATED, OF THE IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA	—	00546531	1947-03-04	Active	Fairfax
ASHLAND MANOR CORPORATION	—	00556886	1947-08-11	Inactive	RICHMOND
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science of Virginia	—	00560995	1947-10-15	Active	Springfield
Arlington South Lions Club	—	00562041	1947-10-30	Inactive	Arlington
BALL-MARTIN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.	—	00564435	1947-12-12	Active	NORTH CHESTERFIELD
BASSETT MIRROR COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Manufacturing	00561969	1947-10-30	Active	Bassett
BEDFORD HOUSING CORPORATION	—	00545541	1947-02-12	Active	BEDFORD
BEECH BROOK HUNT CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00559997	1947-09-30	Active	COVINGTON
BETHUNE NURSERY SCHOOL, INCORPORATED	—	00559427	1947-09-23	Active	Lynchburg
BIRDSONG CORPORATION	Wholesale trade	00564914	1947-12-19	Active	Suffolk
BOLOGNA SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	—	00556340	1947-07-30	Active	Richmond
BRADY'S JEWEL BOX, INCORPORATED	—	00547943	1947-03-26	Inactive	WINDSOR
BUILDERS SUPPLY CO., OF PETERSBURG, INCORPORATED	Manufacturing	00554444	1947-06-30	Inactive	PETERSBURG
BURTON'S SEAFOOD, INCORPORATED	—	00544775	1947-01-29	Active	CHINCOTEAGUE
BYNUM FINANCE CORPORATION	—	00545400	1947-02-10	Inactive	PORTSMOUTH
Builders Construction, Incorporated	—	00545152	1947-02-04	Active	ROANOKE
CAMPOSTELLA BUILDERS & SUPPLY CORPORATION	—	00559252	1947-09-19	Active	NORFOLK
CANDLEWAX SMOKELESS FUEL COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00548032	1947-03-27	Active	TAZEWELL
CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	—	00555912	1947-07-25	Active	ROCKY MOUNT
CATHOLIC HOME BUREAU, INCORPORATED	—	00555011	1947-07-11	Inactive	NEWPORT NEWS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF RADFORD, VIRGINIA	—	00544593	1947-01-28	Active	Radford
CHESAPEAKE ATHLETIC CLUB, INCORPORATED	—	00560912	1947-10-14	Active	NORFOLK
CHESAPEAKE BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, INC.	—	00564179	1947-12-09	Active	Virginia Beach
CHESTNUT HILL APARTMENTS, INCORPORATED	—	00547539	1947-03-19	Inactive	LYNCHBURG
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.	—	F0075467	1947-05-28	Inactive	RICHMOND
CLAUDIUS CROZET PARK, INCORPORATED	—	00563031	1947-11-19	Active	Crozet
COLONIAL HEIGHTS POST NO. 284, AMERICAN LEGION, INCORPORATED	—	00551192	1947-05-12	Active	COLONIAL HEIGHTS
COLONIAL LOANS, INC.	—	00547612	1947-03-21	Inactive	FREDERICKSBURG
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SEC. I, INCORPORATED	—	00564286	1947-12-11	Inactive	Arlington
COLUMBUS CLUB ASSOCIATION OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED	—	00561118	1947-10-17	Active	NORFOLK
COMMONWEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.	—	00547422	1947-03-17	Inactive	RICHMOND
CULPEPER POST NO. 330, THE AMERICAN LEGION, DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED	—	00556480	1947-08-01	Active	CULPEPER
Chesapeake Beer Company	—	00545996	1947-02-20	Inactive	KNOXVILLE
DANIEL MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00548073	1947-03-28	Inactive	Craigsville
DANVILLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED	—	00551176	1947-05-12	Active	DANVILLE
DARDEN PROPERTIES, INC.	—	00544296	1947-01-23	Inactive	VIRGINIA BEACH
DGO Corporation	—	00565226	1947-12-23	Active	VERONA
DOMINION ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	00550350	1947-05-01	Inactive	ARLINGTON
DUKE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED	—	00551366	1947-05-14	Active	ALEXANDRIA
DUNN LORING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCORPORATED	—	00562587	1947-11-07	Active	DUNN LORING
E. G. MIDDLETON, INCORPORATED	—	00562967	1947-11-18	Active	NORFOLK
ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE MEMORIAL CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC, INC.	—	00558734	1947-09-11	Active	Richmond
ENGLISH'S, INCORPORATED	—	00554287	1947-06-30	Active	ALTAVISTA
FAIRFIELDS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCORPORATED	—	00546184	1947-02-25	Active	BURGESS
FALLS CHURCH MEDICAL CENTER, INCORPORATED	—	00549246	1947-04-16	Inactive	FALLS CHURCH
FALWELL CORPORATION	—	00565507	1947-12-26	Active	Lynchburg
FARMERS COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED	—	00554055	1947-06-26	Active	Farmville
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION	—	F0073702	1947-01-02	Inactive	SOUTHFIELD
FELTON BROTHERS TRANSIT MIX, INCORPORATED	Manufacturing	00562934	1947-11-17	Active	SOUTH BOSTON

1947 registrations by city

14 cities

Richmond30 Norfolk11 Lynchburg10 Virginia Beach8 Roanoke7 Winchester5 Alexandria4 Arlington4 Charlottesville4 Hampton4 Portsmouth4 Bristol3 Front Royal3 Martinsville3