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Companies registered in West Virginia in 1925

471 companies on the Business and Licensing Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1925. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1925 in West Virginia at a glance

live counts
471
companies registered in 1925
<0.1%
of all dated West Virginia registrations
102nd
busiest of 127 years on record
120
cities with registrations in 1925
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1925 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 1925 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Charleston6414%
  2. Huntington5712%
  3. Wheeling306.4%
  4. Parkersburg245.1%
  5. Morgantown194.0%
  6. Clarksburg132.8%
  7. Fairmont91.9%
  8. Bluefield71.5%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city24853%
Where 1925 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Charleston6414%
Huntington5712%
Wheeling306.4%
Parkersburg245.1%
Morgantown194.0%
Clarksburg132.8%
Fairmont91.9%
Bluefield71.5%

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 471

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
AAA WEST VIRGINIA STATE ASSOCIATION, INC.—329981925-06-30RevokedCHARLESTON
ABBOT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY—340821925-03-14DissolvedCHARLESTON
ACME OIL & GAS COMPANY—359901925-05-08DissolvedCHARLESTON
ALDERSON PLANING MILL & MANUFACTURING CO.—329801925-02-05DissolvedALDERSON
AMERICAN GLASS WORKS, INC.—721151925-12-31Dissolved
AMERICAN LEGION ARMORY, INCORPORATED—333211925-04-10DissolvedMARTINSBURG
AMERICAN LEGION, WEIRTON-COVE POST NUMBER TENOther services334731925-12-14ActiveWEIRTON
ANCHOR OIL COMPANY—336481925-07-01RevokedCHARLESTON
APPALACHIAN POWER & LIGHT COMPANY—405841925-02-16Merged
ARLINGTON CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—342191925-01-16DissolvedPARKERSBURG
ATKINSON-VANCE CO., INC.—362491925-05-07ActiveMANN
AUGUST & BRAY AGENCY—399081925-02-09ActiveLOGAN
B. FRANK HORNOR, INC.—383511925-05-17DissolvedCLARKSBURG
BAIRD HARDWARE COMPANY, INC.—344911925-12-17DissolvedCHARLESTON
BALL BROTHERS COMPANY—355671925-11-21WithdrawnDANVILLE
BALLARD INSURANCE AGENCY—1076311925-11-23DissolvedMULLENS
BANKERS MORTGAGE COMPANY—346821925-02-18DissolvedWHEELING
BARROWS OIL AND GAS COMPANY—1077101925-11-09DissolvedPARKERSBURG
BEALLVUE LAND COMPANY—364881925-03-26DissolvedCHARLESTON
BECKLEY STUDEBAKER MOTOR COMPANY—390611925-09-02ActiveBECKLEY
BEGLEY COAL LAND COMPANY—394521925-05-28DissolvedMARLINTON
BENGAL COMPANY—366331925-07-16DissolvedHUNTINGTON
BERKELEY UPHOLSTERING COMPANY—1076731925-05-19DissolvedMARTINSBURG
BETTY ZANE LAND CO.—1077001925-08-26DissolvedWHEELING
BLACK DIAMOND REALTY COMPANY—1079481925-07-01DissolvedWELCH
BLACKFORD-BECKNER INSURANCE AGENCY—394171925-02-23ActivePARKERSBURG
BLUE RIDGE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA—1079281925-03-23DissolvedMARTINSBURG
BLUEFIELD FLORAL COMPANY—390271925-11-02DissolvedBLUEFIELD
BONN DRUG COMPANY—977831925-11-19DissolvedFAIRMONT
BRAWLEY-REID OIL & GAS CO.—436981925-09-03DissolvedCHARLESTON
BRAY & OAKLEY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.Finance and insurance35031925-02-09ActiveLOGAN
BRIDGEPORT MASONIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—375441925-11-06RevokedBRIDGEPORT
BROOKE COUNTY HOME BUILDERS COMPANY—1056691925-02-05DissolvedWELLSBURG
BROWNS RUN GAS COMPANY—409181925-01-08DissolvedHUNDRED
BUFF OIL & GAS COMPANY—1094651925-06-17DissolvedCLENDENIN
BULA HUNTING & FISHING CLUB—414621925-03-26RevokedBULA
C. C. TRENOR AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED—436181925-02-16ActiveWILLIAMSON
C. S. WARNE, INC.—861491925-02-03ActiveCLARKSBURG
CAMERON OIL & GAS COMPANYMining, oil and gas43891925-04-25ActiveCHARLESTON
CAMFORGE, INC.Manufacturing43921925-04-01ActiveMARIETTA
CAMP BUDDY LAND COMPANY—411721925-10-25DissolvedBELLEVUE
CANEFORK SOCIAL CLUB—437301925-08-24RevokedESKDALE
CAPITOL FURNITURE COMPANY—403841925-09-25DissolvedHUNTINGTON
CASE VAN LINES, INC—417231925-01-14ActiveHUNTINGTON
CHARLES F. ETZ & SONS, INC.—463401925-02-26DissolvedWHEELING
CHARLES LITTLE COMPANY, INC.—1055581925-10-22DissolvedCLARKSBURG
CHARLESTON BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY—1055671925-06-10DissolvedCHARLESTON
CHI BETA PHI SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION—422401925-05-13ActiveBARBOURSVILLE
CHI BETA PHI SCIENTIFIC FRATERNITY—422321925-05-13RevokedBARBOURSVILLE
CHI BETA PHI SCIENTIFIC FRATERNITY.—422521925-05-13ActiveBARBOURSVILLE

1925 registrations by city

32 cities