EARLY BUS AND AUTO STAGE LINES

OHIO


BUS COMPANIES LATE 1920'S (A-L)

By 1925, more companies had more meaningful names, typically identifying the endpoints of the routes. While some companies continued to be named after the owners or operators. The Annual Reports of Ohio Public Utilities Commission from then listed the headquarters cities, but not the routes. Years were compiled when service began, also listed are exact start dates for the oldest companies listed in the 1923 Annual Report. Where end years are not listed, service continued into the 1930's


Name                                          Headquarters           Service Began Ended

Adena-Ducanwood-New Athens Bus Line              Adena                       1924   1926
Adrian-Ann Arbor Motor Coach Co.                 Grand Rapids MI             1927   1928
Air-Way Stages                                   Toledo                      1929
Akron-Crescent Transit Line                      Barberton                   1926   1928
Akron-Medina-Elyria-Norwalk Coach Service        Akron                       1927
Akron-Manchester-Canal Fulton Bus Line           Akron                       1924
Akron-Medina Bus Line                            Akron                       1924   1927
Akron-Springfield Center-Lakemore Bus Line       Akron                       1926   1929
Akron-Tallmadge & Lake Stafford Bus Line         Akron                       1924   1926
Akron-Wadsworth-Creston Bus Line                 Akron                       1926   1926
Akron-Wooster Coach Line                         Kent                        1924
Akron-Youngstown Bus Co.                         Youngstown         Aug. 12, 1922
John R. Allen                                    Middletown                  1928   1929
Alliance-Akron Transit Co.                       Alliance                    1929
Alliance-Minerva Transit Co.                     Alliance                    1925
Arlington Bus Line                               Columbus                    1928   1929
Claude F. Armstrong                              Akron              May  25, 1922   1926
Alvin Arn                                        Sardinia                    1924   1927
Stephen D. Arthur Bus Line                       Portsmouth                  1928
Ashland-Mt. Vernon Bus Line                      Ashland            Dec. 17, 1921   1928
Ashland-New London Bus Line (Joe Puglisi)        Ashland                     1927
Ashland-Wellington Bus Line                      Ashland                     1923   1928
Ashland & Wooster Auto Service                   Ashland                     1923   1926
Athens Coach Co.                                 Lancaster                   1925   1926
Athens-Coolville Bus Line                        Athens                      1924   1927
Athens-Parkersburg Bus Co.                       Guysville                   1927   1928
Atlantic-Pacific Stages                          St. Louis MO                1929   1930
J. H. Awwiller                                   Ashland                     1924
Bailey & Gephart Taxi Line                       Germantown                  1924   1928
Bainbridge-Chillicothe Bus Line                  Bainbridge                  1924   1927
C. O. Bales                                      Newark                      1926   1926
C. M. Bebout                                     Mt. Vernon                  1926   1926
Bedford-Northfield Bus                           Northfield                  1924
Beierla & Murphy Bus Line                        Toledo                      1927   1929
Bell Brothers Transportation Co.                 Marietta                    1924   1926
Bellaire-Neff Bus Co.                            Bellaire           Aug. 14, 1922   1926
Bellefontaine-Kenton Bus Line                    Mt. Vernon                  1927   1928
Bellville-Mansfield Bus Line                     Bellville                   1927
Bennett & Bennett Bus Co.                        Aberdeen                    1928   1929
Berea Bus Line                                   Berea              Jan.  1, 1922
Bessemer-Hillsville Bus Co.                      Bessemer PA                 1924
Forest C. Bidlack                                Defiance                    1928
Black Hawk Lines                                 Sylvania                    1928   1929
Blue Bird Coach Line                             Lyons                       1927   1928
Blue Bus Co.                                     Cincinnati                  1924   1928
Blue Bus Line                                    Middleport                  1923   1927
Blue Line Transit                                Magnolia                    1923   1928
Blue Star Transit Co.                            St. Clairsville             1927
William Bonham                                   Middletown                  1925   1927
Bowling Green-Weston-Grand Rapids Bus Line       Bowling Green               1923   1926
Bridgeport-Steubenville Transportation Co.       Steubenville                1927   1928
Bryan-Defiance Stage                             Bryan                       1925   1930
Bryant Bus Line                                  Middletown                  1926   1930
Bryant & Murphy Bus Line                         Middletown                  1929   1930
Buckeye Special Transit Co.                      Columbus                    1924   1925
Buckeye Stages                                   Columbus                    1926
Bucyrus-Tiffin Bus Line                          Bucyrus                     1927   1930
Cecil F. Burris                                  Canton                      1924   1926
Henry Butler                                     Findlay                     1926   1927
Burwell Bus Line                                 Massillon          Oct.  1, 1922
Cadillac Bus Co.                                 Chardon                     1923   1926
Cadiz Bus Line                                   Cadiz              Jul. 22, 1922
Cambridge-Lore City Bus Line                     Lore City                   1927
Cambridge Motor Bus Co.                          Cambridge                   1926
Cambridge & Southern Bus Co.                     Cambridge                   1927   1930
Canfield-Youngstown Transit Co.                  Canfield                    1924   1926
Cannon Ball Transportation Co.                   Portsmouth                  1924
Canton-Akron Trackless Coach Co.                 Akron                       1923   1925
Canton-Alliance Bus Line                         Canton                      1923   1926
Canton-East Liverpool Coach Co.                  Canton                      1924   1930
Canton Transportation Co.                        Canton             Jan.  1, 1922
Cardinal Stage Lines                             Cleveland                   1928   1928
Carpenter Bus Line                               Trenton                     1926   1927
Carpenter & Zarley                               Athens                      1924   1930
Central Garage                                   Ripley                      1923   1925
Central Ohio Bus Co.                             Chillicothe                 1926   1927
Central Ohio Motor Bus Co.                       Galion             Feb. 27, 1922   1927
Central Ohio Transit Co.                         Logan                       1926   1929
Chardon-Painesville Bus Line                     Chardon                     1924   1925
Chesterland Bus Co.                              Chesterland                 1923   1927
Chillicothe-Hillsboro Stages                     Hillsboro                   1929
Chillicothe & Jackson Bus Line                   Chillicothe                 1924   1929
Chillicothe-Jackson Coach Co.                    Chillicothe                 1929
Chillicothe-McArthur-Wellston Bus Line           Chillicothe                 1924   1928
Cincinnati-Greensburg Bus Line                   Rushville IN                1928   1929
Cincinnati-Hamilton Bus Co.                      Hamilton                    1923
Cincinnati Street Railway                        Cincinnati                  1926
Circleville-Washington C. H. Stages              Circleville                 1929   1930
City Transit Co.                                 Cincinnati                  1926
City Transportation Co.                          Cambridge                   1928   1929
O. P. Claggert                                   Cedarville                  1924   1925
A. B. Clark                                      Mt. Vernon                  1924   1927
H. A. Clark                                      Doylestown                  1924   1926
Noah S. Clark                                    Gallipolis                  1925   1927
Cleveland-Akron-Canton Bus Co.                   Akron                       1924
Cleveland-Ashtabula-Conneaut Bus Co.             Cleveland                   1923   1928
Cleveland-Elyria-Toledo Bus Co.                  Cleveland                   1923   1927
Cleveland-Lorain Highway Coach Line              Lorain                      1924
Cleveland-Lorain-Sandusky Bus Co.                Cleveland                   1923   1927
Cleveland-Mahoning Valley Coach Co.              Youngstown                  1926   1930
Cleveland-Massillon-Canton Motor Bus Co.         Cleveland                   1925   1927
Cleveland-Olmsted Falls Bus Line                 Olmsted Falls               1924   1929
Cleveland-Pittsburgh Motor Stage                 Cleveland                   1926   1929
Cleveland-Warren-Youngstown Stage Co.            Cleveland                   1923   1926
Cleveland S. C. Bus Line                         Tiffin                      1926   1927
Coke Otto Bus Line                               Hamilton                    1924
R. L. Coleman                                    West Milton                 1926   1927
Coleman & Sanborn                                Lorain                      1923   1925
Columbiana Bus Co.                               Youngstown                  1923   1930
Columbus Delaware & Marion Electric Co.          Marion                      1927
Columbus-Grove City Bus Co.                      Columbus                    1928
Columbus-Marysville Bus Co.                      Plain City         Dec. 10, 1921
Columbus-Millersport Bus Line                    Columbus                    1927
Columbus New Albany & Johnstown Bus Line         Croton                      1924   1926
Columbus-New Albany-Johnstown Stages             Croton                      1929
Columbus-St. Marys-Ft. Wayne Transportation      Sidney                      1929   1930
Columbus-Springfield Bus Co.                     Columbus                    1926   1927
Columbus Urbana & Western Electric Railway       Columbus                    1924   1928
Columbus & Zanesville Transportation Co.         Zanesville                  1923
Continental Stages                               Toledo                      1928   1929
Cooper Bus Co.                                   Lancaster                   1926   1930
Corporation Co.                                  Sidney                      1929   1929
Coshocton Motor Co.                              Coshocton                   1927   1928
Coshocton Transportation Co.                     Coshocton                   1927   1928
William H. Cost                                  Quincy                      1928
Craig Coach Co.                                  Warren                      1929
Crain Bus Line                                   Middletown                  1927   1928
Crawford & Son                                   Churubusco IN               1924   1927
Crescent Tours Co.                               Pittsburgh                  1927   1929
A. P. Criswell                                   Portsmouth                  1928
J. L. Croop                                      Ravenna            Jan.  1, 1922   1926
Crossley & Setty                                 Blanchester                 1923   1926
Crosstown Rapid Transit Co.                      Toledo                      1923   1926
R. S. Croswell                                   Williamsburg                1929   1930
Croton-Delaware-Newark Bus Line                  Newark                      1926   1926
Cullen & Travis Bus Line                         Paulding                    1928
George A. Daft                                   Millersport                 1926   1926
Davis Bus Line                                   Portsmouth                  1927
Dayton Belmont & Beaverton Bus Line              Dayton                      1925   1926
Dayton & Columbus Transportation Co.             Springfield                 1923   1930
Dayton & Farmersville Bus Line                   Germantown                  1924   1925
Dayton & Northern Utilities                      West Milton                 1927
Dayton & Waynesville Bus Line                    Dayton                      1924   1927
Dayton & Xenia Motor Bus Co.                     Dayton                      1923
Dayton Street Railway                            Dayton                      1925
Eva M. Dearth                                    Zanesville         Apr.  1, 1920   1926
George B. Decker                                 Greenville         Jan.  1, 1922   1927
Defiance Okolona & Napoleon Bus Line             Defiance                    1924   1926
Defiance-Napolean Bus Line                       Defiance                    1923   1926
Delaware-Newark Bus Line                         Newark                      1924   1928
Dempsey & Murray Bus Line                        Wooster                     1927   1928
Samuel Derenberger                               Alliance                    1926   1926
Detroit-Cincinnati Coach Line                    Detroit                     1927   1928
Detroit-Toledo-Cleveland Bus Co.                 Cleveland                   1926   1929
Detroit-Toledo Trackless Coach Co.               Detroit                     1926   1928
Detroit-Toledo Transportation Co.                Detroit                     1924   1928
Dillonvale & Martins Ferry Bus Co.               Martins Ferry               1923
Charles T. Dowd                                  New London                  1924   1927
Duffy & Wells                                    Pomeroy                     1929   1929
Dutt Transit Co.                                 Greensburg                  1923
Eagle Bus Line                                   Batesville IN               1926   1928
East Canton Transit Co.                          East Canton        Feb.  1, 1920
East Palestine-Youngstown Bus Line               East Palestine              1924   1925
East Tuscarawas Bus Line                         Canton                      1923   1926
Eastern Michigan Motorbuses                      Detroit                     1928
Eastern Ohio Rapid Transit                       Zanesville                  1926   1927
Eastern Ohio Transport Corp.                     Bellaire                    1926
East Liverpool-Canton Coach Co.                  Canton                      1928   1929
Eastman & Algire                                 Lexington          Mar. 15, 1921
Eberhart Bus Line                                Canton             Jan.     1920   1928
Edwards Motor Transit Co.                        Du Pois PA                  1929
Elite Motor Bus Co.                              New Straitsville            1923
Elyria & Norwalk Bus Line                        Elyria                      1924
C. E. Fannin                                     Ironton                     1928   1929
Farmersville Auto Co.                            Farmersville                1925
Fenton Motor Transportation Co.                  Chillicothe                 1924   1926
Harold File                                      Farmersville                1926   1927
Findlay-Kenton Bus Line                          Findlay                     1924   1927
Findlay & Ottawa Bus Service                     Findlay                     1923   1926
Finken Bus Line                                  Port Clinton                1926   1928
Flint-Ann Arbor Motor Coach Co.                  Ann Arbor                   1928   1928
Carl E. Font                                     Xenia                       1924   1927
Forrest Motor Bus Transportation Co.             Cleveland                   1924
Ft. Wayne Van Wert & Lima Traction Co.           Ft. Wayne IN                1926   1926
Ward W. Fowler                                   Millersburg                 1928   1930
Fremont-Tiffin Bus Line                          Tiffin                      1924   1926
Fulton Bus Line                                  Canal Fulton                1926   1926
Fulton & Massillon Bus Line                      Canal Fulton                1923   1926
Galion & Mansfield Transit Co.                   Galion                      1927
Ganyard Bus Line                                 Akron                       1927   1929
Garfield Heights Transit Co.                     Cleveland                   1924
Garrettsville-Hiram-Ravenna Transit Co.          Garrettsville               1923   1928
Germantown & Dayton Bus                          Germantown                  1923   1928
Girard-McDonald Bus Co.                          McDonald                    1927
Girard-McDonald Transportation Co.               McDonald                    1924   1926
Glouster-Athens Bus Line                         Trimble                     1923
S. A. Goble                                      Somerset                    1926   1927
Granville & Newark Bus Line                      Granville                   1923   1926
Granville-Newark Motor Service                   Granville                   1926
Great Lakes Stages                               Cleveland                   1928   1930
Green Star Bus Line                              Steubenville                1924   1926
Greenville-Dayton Bus Line                       Greenville                  1923   1925
Greenville-Dayton Transportation Co.             Greenville                  1926
Greenville-Eaton Bus Line                        Dayton             Feb.  1, 1922   1927
Greenville-Newark Bus Line                       Granville                   1926   1926
Greenville-Piqua Bus Line                        Greenville                  1927
Greenville-Richmond Bus Line (A. C. Wetzel)      Greenville                  1927
Greenville Transportation Co.                    Greenville                  1925
Greenville-Versailles Bus Line                   Versailles                  1924   1927
Greyhound Lines Inc.                             Cincinnati                  1927
Gutzwiller Bus Co.                               Cincinnati                  1925   1926
Hamilton-Eaton Bus Line                          Hamilton                    1924   1926
Hamilton-Oxford Bus Line                         Hamilton                    1924
W. M. Hannan                                     Cambridge                   1927   1927
Harbor View Transit Line                         Toledo                      1923
H. L. Hart                                       Garrettsville      Aug.  3, 1916   1927
Harter Bus Line                                  Mt. Vernon                  1926   1928
Harter & Snyder Bus Line                         Ashland                     1927
Eli D. Hershberger                               Millersburg                 1924   1926
Hile & Ilgen                                     Versailles                  1924   1926
Hillsboro-Cincinnati Bus Line                    Hillsboro                   1924   1926
Holliday Brothers Bus Line                       West Union                  1924   1927
Fred Hollycross                                  Plain City                  1924   1927
Home Taxi Line                                   Wellston                    1923
Roy Hook                                         Germantown                  1928
Hoover & Pittro                                  Wilmington                  1928
Hostetler & Schweitzer                           Sugar Creek                 1929   1929
J. R. Howbert                                    Lima                        1924   1929
Hughes Taxi Line                                 Magnetic Springs   Jan.  1, 1922   1929
John W. Hutter                                   East Palestine     Nov. 28, 1918
Indiana Columbus & Eastern Traction Co.          Springfield                 1923   1928
Indianapolis-Cincinnati Bus Co.                  Cincinnati                  1926   1927
Inter-Cities Coach Co.                           Dayton                      1927
Interstate Highway Limited                       Akron                       1928
Interstate Motor Transit Co.                     Portsmouth                  1925
Interstate Stages                                Detroit                     1926   1927
Interstate Transit                               Norwood                     1928
D. Q. Jennings                                   Steubenville                1926   1926
Jolley & Yowler                                  Osborn             Jan.  1, 1922   1926
G. E. Jones                                      Bellville          Jul.  1, 1921   1927
Kennedy Hts. & Montgomery Transportation         Cincinnati                  1924   1925
Kenton-Findlay Bus Line                          Ada                         1927
Harry C. Kessler                                 New Paris                   1924   1927
King Brothers Co.                                Lebanon                     1926
Knechtly Bus Line                                West Union                  1927
R. J. Lair                                       Springfield                 1926   1927
Lake County Transportation Co.                   Fairport                    1924
Lake Erie & Youngstown Transportation Co.        Youngstown                  1925   1926
Lake Shore Coach Co.                             Sandusky                    1927
Lakeside Bus Line                                Middletown                  1927   1930
Lanich Bus Line                                  Versailles                  1926   1930
Harry Laremore                                   Napoleon                    1923   1927
Lebanon-Middletown Bus Line                      Lebanon                     1924   1927
Lebanon-Ridgeville-Centerville-Dayton Bus        Lebanon                     1924   1926
Lexington-Mansfield Bus Line                     Lexington                   1923   1926
Lewisburg-Dayton Bus Line                        Dayton                      1927
Liberty Auto Line                                Zanesville         Jun.     1922   1925
Lima-Ada Bus Line                                Ada                         1927
Lima-Spencerville Bus Line                       Spencerville                1927
W. N. Lindsay                                    Bryan              Sep.  1, 1921   1927
Carl E. Lloyd                                    Canton                      1924   1927
Lockland Subdivision Bus Co.                     Lockland                    1928   1930
Loudonville-Millersburg Bus Line                 Ashland                     1927   1929
Howard Lowther                                   Albany                      1924   1926
Jack Luccas                                      Coshocton                   1928   1929
Lykins Bus Line                                  Portsmouth                  1923   1928
Paul R. Lyon                                     Zanesville                  1924   1926

Name                                          Headquarters           Service Began Ended


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