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Companies registered in West Virginia in 1920

409 companies on the Business and Licensing Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1920. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1920 in West Virginia at a glance

live counts
409
companies registered in 1920
<0.1%
of all dated West Virginia registrations
107th
busiest of 127 years on record
99
cities with registrations in 1920
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1920 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 5,153 companies1988: 5,414 companies1989: 5,456 companies1990: 5,998 companies1991: 5,469 companies1992: 5,494 companies1993: 5,547 companies1994: 6,138 companies1995: 6,705 companies1996: 7,749 companies1997: 7,682 companies1998: 7,607 companies1999: 7,801 companies2000: 8,353 companies2001: 8,705 companies2002: 9,461 companies2003: 11,768 companies2004: 12,517 companies2005: 13,014 companies2006: 13,359 companies2007: 14,122 companies2008: 13,691 companies2009: 13,572 companies2010: 13,686 companies2011: 14,465 companies2012: 14,907 companies2013: 15,468 companies2014: 15,641 companies2015: 15,352 companies2016: 16,093 companies2017: 16,015 companies2018: 16,701 companies2019: 16,949 companies2020: 16,561 companies2021: 19,608 companies2022: 19,924 companies2023: 20,664 companies2024: 18,314 companies2025: 19,692 companies2026: 16,631 companies10K20K30K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
19875,153
19885,414
19895,456
19905,998
19915,469
19925,494
19935,547
19946,138
19956,705
19967,749
19977,682
19987,607
19997,801
20008,353
20018,705
20029,461
200311,768
200412,517
200513,014
200613,359
200714,122
200813,691
200913,572
201013,686
201114,465
201214,907
201315,468
201415,641
201515,352
201616,093
201716,015
201816,701
201916,949
202016,561
202119,608
202219,924
202320,664
202418,314
202519,692
202616,631
Where 1920 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Charleston5012%
  2. Huntington4210%
  3. Morgantown297.1%
  4. Clarksburg286.8%
  5. Fairmont215.1%
  6. Wheeling184.4%
  7. Bluefield122.9%
  8. Beckley102.4%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city19949%
Where 1920 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Charleston5012%
Huntington4210%
Morgantown297.1%
Clarksburg286.8%
Fairmont215.1%
Wheeling184.4%
Bluefield122.9%
Beckley102.4%

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 409

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
A. P. OXTOBY CO.—366791920-12-02ActiveWHEELING
ADAMSTON CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE COMPANY—362891920-05-11DissolvedCLARKSBURG
ALLIED COAL COMPANY—352451920-12-04DissolvedFAIRMONT
AMDERICAN CEMENT TILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY—721171920-03-31Dissolved
AMERICAN CEMENT TILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY—1106561920-03-31Dissolved
AMERICAN COAL CLEANING CORPORATION—365891920-08-10DissolvedWELCH
AMERICAN COLUMN & LUMBER COMPANY—366971920-05-19Dissolved
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY—362301920-11-22ActiveNITRO
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE OF PARKERSBURG—361291920-04-14RevokedPARKERSBURG
ARNETT SALES COMPANY—362791920-11-17ActiveCHARLESTON
ARROW INTER-AMERICA CORPORATION—1074821920-05-24DissolvedSAN FRANCISCO
ARROW OIL COMPANY—372461920-05-24ActiveSAN FRANCISCO
ASHANTI REALTY COMPANY—384491920-09-14DissolvedCHARLESTON
ASTRON OIL COMPANY—399431920-07-17DissolvedCLARKSBURG
AUTO SERVICE KOMPANY—412991920-03-08DissolvedMORGANTOWN
AYRSHIRE CORPORATION—1077971920-03-24DissolvedPITTSBURGH
BAILEY FUEL COMPANY—343201920-04-22DissolvedCHARLESTON
BANKERS LAND COMPANY—336971920-12-18DissolvedWILLIAMSON
BARROW-DOUGLASS COMPANY, INC.—357701920-07-17ActiveBLUEFIELD
BAUMBARGER MOTOR CAR COMPANY—850831920-02-21DissolvedPARKERSBURG
BAYER—2019531920-05-20Dissolved
BAYER WITH GRAPHIC—2019561920-05-20Dissolved
BEACON OIL COMPANY—409221920-07-17ActiveCLARKSBURG
BECKLEY OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY—1078181920-03-27DissolvedBECKLEY
BELL BRANCH ICE & WATER COMPANY—1078281920-11-26DissolvedCLARK
BELLE ALKALI COMPANY—353111920-11-15DissolvedBELLE
BERNARD GOELKER COMPANY—401771920-12-02Dissolved
BETHLEHEM MINES CORPORATION—375171920-05-01MergedMADISON
BEVERLY HILLS MEMORIAL PARK ASSOCIATION—380011920-09-18DissolvedMORGANTOWN
BIG FOUR REALTY COMPANY—394931920-12-24DissolvedHUNTINGTON
BLACK DIAMOND MOTOR COMPANY—1079461920-07-21DissolvedBECKLEY
BLUEFIELD BROKERAGE COMPANY—750791920-04-02RevokedBLUEFIELD
BLUESTONE REALTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY—1079821920-10-02DissolvedBLUEFIELD
BOARD OF TRADE OF BERKELEY SPRINGS.—408541920-01-21RevokedBATH
BRADY-WARNER COAL CORPORATION—848671920-11-17DissolvedFAIRMONT
BRODHAG MOTOR CAR COMPANY—849221920-02-05ActiveCHARLESTON
C. H. MEAD COAL COMPANY—433351920-01-17MergedBECKLEY
CAMP GREENBRIER, INC.Real estate and leasing850721920-06-24ActiveALDERSON
CAMPBELLS, INC.—1056131920-03-22DissolvedBECKLEY
CARLETON MINING AND POWER COMPANY—430081920-10-12DissolvedKINGWOOD
CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE OF WEST VIRGINIA—423941920-04-20RevokedWHEELING, WV, 26003
CHARLES W. CAMMACK CENTER, INC.—450311920-08-07ActiveHUNTINGTON
CHARLES W. CAMMACK CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC.Health care and social assistance52571920-08-07ActiveHUNTINGTON
CHARLESTON STORE EQUIPMENT COMPANY—1096511920-07-01DissolvedCHARLESTON
CLARK HARDWARE & FURNITURE COMPANY, INCORPORATED—453771920-04-07ActiveNORTHFORK
CLARK HARDWARE COMPANY—453741920-04-07Active
CLARK STORES, INCORPORATED—454381920-04-07DissolvedNORTHFORK
CLARKSBURG CANDY COMPANY—1078071920-03-18DissolvedCLARKSBURG
CLAY DISTRICT OIL AND GAS OCMPANY—1054841920-12-03DissolvedMORGANTOWN
CLAYCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY—878501920-11-23ActiveNITRO

1920 registrations by city

24 cities