Listed in the 1923 Annual Report of Ohio Public Utilities Commission. This was the only time when the list also included the dates when service began. Headquarters cities were listed, but not the routes. At the time these were usually sole proprietorships or partnerships, typically with only 1 or 2 or 3 vehicles. Within the following year there was considerable turnover of the operators, and no attempt was made to identify them then. More operators were adopting more meaningful and descriptive names for their companies.
Name Headquarters Date Service Began Akron-Youngstown Bus Co. Kent Aug. 12, 1922 Philip Altieri Mingo Junction Nov. 1, 1922 Virgil F. Ankrum Hopewell Dec. 23, 1915 Mike Anthony Conneaut Oct. 26, 1922 Claude F. Armstrong Akron May 25, 1922 Arrow Bus Line Granville Mar. 28, 1921 C. E. Aylor Toledo Oct. 11, 1922 G. E. Badger Steubenville Dec. 5, 1921 V. E. Bailey Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 I. B. Baker Cambridge Aug. 15, 1921 C. O. Bales Newark Oct. 2, 1922 Balentine & Wilson Mechanicsburg Feb. 12, 1922 J. B. Bartholow & Sons Cambridge Jun. 1, 1922 G. E. Barton Pailo Apr. 1, 1922 John Batchett Buffalo May 22, 1922 Beam & Miller Dayton Aug. 19, 1922 Bebout & Stark Johnstown Jun. 25, 1921 Bellaire-Neffs Bus Co. Martins Ferry Aug. 14, 1922 Clyde Bending Mt. Gilead Jan. 1, 1922 Berea Bus Line Berea Jan. 1, 1922 J. E. Betz Salem Mar. 12, 1921 G. M. Bigelow Wadsworth Feb. 15, 1922 Burton Blouch Temperance Jan. 1, 1922 J. A. Boyer Ashley Apr. 1, 1922 J. V. Boyer Washington Sep. 6, 1922 Boyles Bros. Bus Service Findlay Jun. 1, 1922 L. R. Braybon Kent Jan. 29, 1922 Maude B. Brooks Dayton Aug. 16, 1922 R. M. Brubaker Springfield Oct. 24, 1922 Brungard & Mallory Columbiana Sep. 7, 1921 Buckeye Transportation Co. Hamilton Aug. 17, 1922 Robert Burrows Zanesville Apr. 2, 1921 K. B. Burton Chagrin Falls Mar. 20, 1922 A. A. Burwell Massillon Oct. 1, 1922 R. N. Burwell Canal Fulton Feb. 1917 Busler McKeen & West Springfield Oct. 1, 1922 Byal Bros. McComb Jun. 1, 1918 C. & P. Transit Co. Caldwell Jul. 31, 1921 Cadiz Bus Line Cadiz Jul. 22, 1922 Cain Bros. South Euclid May 25, 1920 Canton Transportation Co. Canton Jan. 1, 1922 Frank Capri Canton Apr. 1, 1922 Caravanos Glikis & Strates Martins Ferry Nov. 1, 1921 Central Ohio Motor Bus Co. Galion Feb. 27, 1922 H. A. Chapman Glouster Mar. 21, 1915 Char-a-Banc Line Hamilton Mar. 23, 1922 Andy Chippi Buffalo Apr. 1, 1922 Geo. G. Clark Cleveland May 7, 1915 Cleveland-Akron Bus Co. Cleveland Jun. 14, 1920 Cleveland-Ashtabula Bus Co. Cleveland Sep. 1, 1922 Cleveland-Youngstown Bus Co. Cleveland Jun. 24, 1922 J. R. Cleveland Tiffin Apr. 1, 1921 Earnest E. Coe Springfield Jun. 1, 1922 Coleman & Painter Sebring Jan. 13, 1921 Columbus-Marysville Bus Co. Plain City Dec. 10, 1921 Sidney Cornelius Osborn Oct. 26, 1921 A. D. Cotterman Somerset Oct. 1, 1922 Hyman Courey Akron Jan. 1, 1922 J. L. Croop Ravenna Jan. 1, 1922 L. S. Cullison Granville Aug. 15, 1921 Cullison & Hartsook Granville Aug. 23, 1922 Ralph H. Cuykendall Coshocton Jan. 16, 1922 O. B. Daniels Buffalo Mar. 27, 1922 F. E. Davis Bexley Mar. 27, 1922 Geo. Decker Greenville Jan. 1, 1922 Frank Deeds Tiffin Apr. 1, 1919 Bernard H. Drees Reading Aug. 17, 1922 Earl Daugherty Akron Jan. 1, 1922 Oren M. Eagle Jacksontown Apr. 5, 1915 Eagon & Smith Transportation Co. Sugarcreek Oct. 24, 1922 East Canton Transit Co. East Canton Feb. 1, 1920 Eastman & Algire Lexington Mar. 15, 1921 J. F. Eberhart Canton Jan. 1920 Ray F. Eglin Spencer Apr. 4, 1922 Elliott & Whittaker Lambertville MI Jan. 1, 1922 Ellis & Ellis Toledo Dec. 1, 1921 A. J. Eppley Eagleport Apr. 15, 1922 Mathew G. Failer East Palestine Jan. 1, 1922 Flag Bus Line Washington C. H. Mar. 7, 1922 J. R. Fockler Ashland Apr. 25, 1921 J. H. Foerster Cleveland Apr. 1911 J. H. Foster Portage Jun. 15, 1922 Frak & Dearth Zanesville Apr. 1, 1920 C. H. Frazer Columbus Nov. 1, 1922 Cliff Friley Buffalo May 3, 1922 S. H. Fry Mt. Vernon Jul. 31, 1922 Frymeier & Nichols Bellefontaine May 2, 1922 J. A. Gates Toledo May 29, 1914 Burt Gauyard Akron Sep. 18, 1921 Geneva-on-the-Lake Transit Co. Geneva Jun. 1, 1922 Gloyd & Stytle Sylvania Dec. 27, 1921 S. A. Goble Somerset Jan. 1, 1922 C. R. Goodrich Mingo Junction Sep. 4, 1922 W. A. Gray Neopolis Jun. 14, 1921 Hackenberg & Starinki Barberton Jun. 21, 1922 Hall's Auto Service Elyria Sep. 1, 1921 Hamilton & Middletown Interurban Hamilton Jun. 3, 1922 E. Hanna Lorain Sep. 14, 1922 S. D. Harding Senecaville May 29, 1922 H. L. Hart Garrettsville Aug. 3, 1916 E. C. Harter Loudonville Dec. 29, 1921 W. B. Haverstock Dalton Mar. 20, 1916 Harold A. Haynes New London Jul. 1, 1922 J. H. Henry Hamilton Dec. 12, 1921 J. B. Herman Youngstown Dec. 31, 1922 J. C. Herman Akron Jul. 1, 1920 Highway Transit Co. Canton Jun. 7, 1920 J. W. Hoisington Albany Jan. 1, 1922 M. M. Horch Columbus May 22, 1921 Irwin Howard Germantown Oct. 3, 1921 Hughes Bros. Magnetic Springs Jan. 1, 1922 Huston Bus Co. Defiance Sep. 26, 1921 John W. Hutter East Palestine Nov. 28, 1918 Lee Iasar Akron Jun. 1, 1922 Horace Ireland Washington C. H. Nov. 14, 1921 J. W. Jewell Akron Jun. 20, 1922 Earl E. Johnson Trimble Feb. 3, 1918 Jolley & Yowler Osborn Jan. 1, 1922 G. E. Jones Bellville Jul. 1, 1921 T. R. Jones Newark Sep. 8, 1922 Mike Kaczmarak Bedford Jan. 17, 1922 Nick Kalliotzis Youngstown Sep. 20, 1921 A. E. Kelly Zanesville Jul. 1921 Frank Kennedy Derwent Nov. 1, 1921 Kerr's Taxi Service Ada Feb. 11, 1922 King Bros. Lebanon Apr. 1, 1922 Mike Kolmacic Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 Koons & Chadwell Trimble Dec. 16, 1921 Randall F. Kries Sandusky Apr. 15, 1922 Andy Koncewich Cleveland Oct. 26, 1922 Anthony Lacivita Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 B. M. Larrick Columbus Mar. 27, 1922 E. A. Larrick Derwent Oct. 1, 1922 Earnest Larrick Derwent Jan. 1, 1922 B. R. Lau Columbus Jun. 14, 1922 Blane Leighly Cedarville Feb. 11, 1922 T. O. Leighly Franklin May 1, 1919 Liberty Auto Line Zanesville Jun. 1922 Lima-Elida Transportation Co. Lima Aug. 6, 1921 W. N. Lindsay Bryan Sep. 1, 1921 Linwood-Newton-Milford Bus Line Cincinnati Jun. 20, 1921 Katie Lock Murray Sep. 24, 1922 Long Lake Bus Co. Akron Jan. 1, 1922 E. C. McAtee Toledo Oct. 21, 1921 McCartney & Glenn Wellston Oct. 20, 1921 P. McConnell Byersville Nov. 25, 1921 Dale McCay Owensville Jan. 1, 1922 Maag Bros. Marion Jan. 12, 1920 Bores Macroff Cleveland Jun. 18, 1921 Magnolia Transit Line Magnolia May 1916 Mansfield Transportation Co. Mansfield Jul. 1, 1921 Maragos Saris & Zifakis Smithfield Feb. 1, 1922 Clarence March Bowling Green Jan. 1, 1922 Morris Matles Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 J. E. Metheney Pleasant City Nov. 11, 1921 Frank Michia Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 Minerva & Canton Transit Co. Minerva Jul. 27, 1917 Mitchell Akron Jun. 20, 1922 Modern Transit Co. Lisbon Feb. 1921 E. M. Moore Bellevue Jun. 1, 1922 G. W. Morris Bainbridge Jun. 1, 1919 Morrow & Strome New Carlisle Feb. 1, 1922 John D. Morton Mt. Gilead Mar. 30, 1922 Mt. Carmel Bus Co. Newtown Jun. 1918 Porter Murphy Athens Nov. 22, 1922 Wm. W. Murphy Samaria MI Aug. 1, 1922 Martin I. Muth Akron Jul. 9, 1922 Alex Naumeff Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 S. E. Nelson Buffalo May 1, 1922 Nelsonville Transportation Co. Nelsonville May 1, 1922 H. Newman Norwalk Jan. 1, 1922 V. H. Nobis New Richmond Mar. 26, 1922 Norwalk-Monroeville-Sandusky Bus Sandusky Aug. 24, 1922 Joseph Novotny Bedford Jan. 1, 1922 Ohio Motor Bus Co. Columbus Feb. 11, 1922 Nick Owen Akron Jun. 21, 1922 Clyde L. Oyler Alger Jan. 15, 1922 H. T. Parker Cambridge Jan. 1, 1922 W. W. Paugh Warren Jan. 1, 1922 Geo. W. Paxton Philo Jan. 5, 1920 Pennsylvania-Ohio Electric Co. Youngstown Aug. 1, 1922 Pennsylvania-Ohio Power & Light Youngstown Nov. 5, 1922 P. H. Perry Richwood Jan. 1, 1922 Paul Pipke Grafton Jan. 23, 1922 Joseph Pirozzi Steubenville Sep. 15, 1922 Pitsinger & Pitsinger Dayton Apr. 29, 1922 L. D. Plunkett Ripley Jan. 1, 1922 Point Place Bus Line Toledo Sep. 4, 1922 Polen & Scheel Magnolia Aug. 15, 1917 R. H. Ramsey Buffalo Dec. 18, 1922 Rapid Transit Co. Lorain Apr. 1, 1922 O. E. Rawson Middleport Nov. 8, 1921 J. H. Ray Sabina May 1, 1922 Geo. Reed Dresden May 15, 1922 Wm. F. Reynolds Lexington Nov. 1, 1919 Alva L. Rich Lore City Jan. 20, 1922 Ed H. Rider Findlay Apr. 1, 1922 Glen A. Rimbey Medina Sep. 1, 1922 L. O. Robinson Tiffin May 8, 1922 Tom Rohoan Youngstown Dec. 31, 1921 Robert Rokita Fairport Feb. 2, 1922 Forrest E. Roof Springfield Oct. 5, 1922 E. M. Root Cortland Jun. 1, 1918 Russell D. Rouch Springfield Jul. 27, 1920 Salem-Alliance Transit Co. Salem Aug. 1, 1922 Sadie Salisbury Canton Jan. 1, 1920 Harry C. Sattler Springfield May 22, 1922 Sawyerwood Transportation Co. Sawyerwood May 18, 1920 Scioto Valley Motor Bus Co. Chillicothe Feb. 1, 1922 Ralph Selby Buffalo May 5, 1922 John S. Sendelback Toledo Jan. 25, 1921 Chas. Serville Warren Jul. 1, 1921 Sharonville Bus Line Sharonville May 24, 1919 Clem Shaw & Son Healthy Mar. 1, 1922 Shultz & Parker Mt. Vernon Oct. 9, 1922 Louie Sieler Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 J. R. Simmerman Portsmouth Nov. 1, 1922 Julius Siska Youngstown Oct. 10, 1922 P. W. Slayman Cambridge Jan. 1, 1922 Louis Sliman Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 W. O. Small Greenville May 1, 1922 Frank W. Smith Springfield Jun. 1, 1922 Smith & Crouse Wilmington Oct. 16, 1922 A. R. Snavely Belleville Jan. 6, 1922 H. D. Snyder Perrysville Dec. 17, 1921 John Soloman East Youngstown Mar. 1922 South Arlington Transit Greensburg Dec. 19, 1921 T. D. Spaid Buffalo Jan. 1, 1922 F. J. Spisak & Son McDonald Jun. 12, 1922 Square Deal Bus Line Logan Oct. 10, 1921 A. H. States Norwalk Oct. 9, 1918 John C. Staub Cleveland Jun. 17, 1922 Chas. S. Stenson Port Clinton Oct. 24, 1917 A. C. Stinson Centerburg Sep. 12, 1921 Clarence Stoner Xenia Feb. 1, 1922 E. G. Strable West Toledo Mar. 4, 1921 Straub & Siler Cleveland Aug. 1, 1922 Strauss Urbana Jan. 2, 1922 John Sutton Youngstown Jan. 1, 1922 C. T. Swift Akron Oct. 7, 1922 K. C. Taylor Lorain May 13, 1922 Todd Huntington Co. Columbiana Feb. 1, 1922 Toledo Rossford & Perrysburg Bus Toledo Jan. 14, 1922 Ultimate Bus Co. Martins Ferry Mar. 15, 1921 E. Valentine Cambridge Mar. 12, 1921 Scott M. Vasbinder Newton Falls Jun. 12, 1922 Eleo Voishich Warren Nov. 1, 1918 C. J. Waddell Washington C. H. Nov. 1, 1921 Ray Walker Magnetic Springs Jan. 1, 1922 G. W. Ward Cambridge Jan. 1, 1922 M. F. Weymueller New Straitsville Oct. 21, 1922 Wheeling St. Clairsv. Cambridge St. Clairsville Sep. 1, 1922 D. P. Wills Wellston Mar. 18, 1922 W. T. Wilson New Lexington Jan. 1, 1922 Withamsville Bus Co. Withamsville Nov. 1, 1918 F. E. Wolfe Johnstown Jul. 1, 1921 Wolfe & Sielken Wilmington Nov. 1, 1920 Frank Woole Youngstown Jan, 1, 1922 Wm. C. Yost Limaville Jan. 9, 1920 E. H. Young East Sparta Jun. 1, 1914 Youngstown-Warren Transit Co. St. Girard Jan. 1, 1922 Youngstown & Western Bus Line Diamond Jun. 22, 1916 Name Headquarters Date Service Began