During the early 1930's, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission Annual Reports included the actual routes, and certificate numbers. No information is available for how certificate numbers were assigned. But certificate numbers remained the same when transferred to new operators, making them possible to track during the early 1930's
These companies ceased operations in the early 1930's, presumably victims of the great depression.
Name Certificate Nos. Route Service Began
Glen Algire Bus Line 216 Lexington-Mansfield 1921
Discontinued 1931
American Stages 3515 Detroit-Charleston 1931
Discontinued 1932
Stephen D. Arthur Bus Line 2654 Portsmouth-Maysville KY 1928
Discontinued 1932
Bellville-Mansfield Bus Line 517 Mansfield-Butler 1927
Discontinued 1932
Belmont-Beavertown Bus Co. 2340 Oakdale-Dayton 1931
Acquired 1931 from Miami Valley Transit Corp.
Discontinued 1932
Bryant Bus Line 2581 Middletown-W. Liberty KY 1926
Discontinued 1931
William R. Bushnell 23 Xenia-Lebanon 1931
Route possibly acquired 1931 from King Brothers Co.
Discontinued 1932
Canton-East Liverpool Coach Co. 1325 Canton-East Liverpool 1924
Discontinued 1930
Frank Capri 3467 Oberlin-Wellington 1931
Discontinued 1932
Chadwell Bus Co. 137 Athens-Glouster-Corning 1930
Discontinued 1931
Chillicothe-Hillsboro Stages 481 Chillicothe-Hillsboro 1929
Discontinued 1931
City & Suburban Transit Co. 3284 Dayton & Suburban 1930
Discontinued 1930
Columbiana Bus Co. 98 Salem-East Palestine 1923
Discontinued 1930
Columbus Delaware & Marion Electric 788 Prospect-Richwood 1927
Discontinued 1931
Cooper Bus Co. 729 Chillicothe-Athens 1926
Discontinued 1930
Crescent Motor Transit 3302 Buffalo NY-E. Palestine 1930
Discontinued 1931
Dayton & Sidney Trans. Co. 19 Dayton-Sidney 1931
Acquired 1931 from Inter-Cities Coach Co.
Discontinued 1932
Dillonvale & Martins Ferry Bus Co. 57 Dillonvale-Adena 1923
Discontinued 1932
Elyria-Norwalk Bus Line 1979 Elyria-Norwalk 1924
Discontinued 1931
Granville & Newark Motor Service 1929 Newark-Delaware 1926
Discontinued 1932
Roy Hook 1901 Germantown-Miamisburg 1928
Discontinued 1932
George Ingram 2735 Mansfield-Loudonville 1930
Acquired 1930 from Harter & Snyder Bus Line
Discontinued 1931
Inland Stages 2277 New Phila.-Loudonville 1930
Acquired 1930 from E. E. Polen
Discontinued 1931
Interstate Highway Limited 2961 Detroit-Pittsburgh 1928
Discontinued 1931
Interstate Transit 3029/3031/3032 various 1928
Discontinued 1931
Interstate Transit 3113/3119/3137 various 1928
Discontinued 1931
Interstate Transit 3185/3260 various 1928
Discontinued 1931
Karl Klinger 231 Bryan-Van Wert 1931
Acquired 1931 from Bryan-Van Wert Stages (began operations 1930)
Discontinued 1931
Lanich Bus Line 1388 Versailles-Troy 1926
Discontinued 1930
Frank Martz Coach Co. 3133 Buffalo-Cleveland 1929
Discontinued 1932
R. H. McGugin 2912 Ironton-Jackson 1928
Discontinued 1932
Peter Milhaltian 3255 Canton-Richville 1929
Discontinued 1931
Mineral Ridge-Niles Coach Line 2667 Austintown-Mineral Ridge 1927
Discontinued 1931
Monongahela Transport Co. 2398 Parkersburg WV-Rockland 1927
Discontinued 1931
Robert E. Moore 3234 Hamilton-Richmond IN 1929
Discontinued 1930
Abner Mumaw 120 Tiffin-Clyde 1925
Discontinued 1930
Nelsonville Transportation Co. 605 Nelsonville-Murray City 1922
Discontinued 1932
Nevin Bus Lines 3033/3306/3404 Cleveland-Pittsburgh 1930
Discontinued 1931
Newark-Lancaster Bus Co. 288 Newark-Lancaster 1927
Discontinued 1932
New Carlisle Transportation Co. 588 New Carlisle-Springfield 1924
Discontinued 1932
W. L. Newcomer 196 Ashland-Wellington 1931
Acquired 1931 from Awwiller Coach Lines
Discontinued 1932
Nogards Bus Line 1687 Port Clinton-US Gypsum 1924
Discontinued 1931
Northeastern Lines 3377 Youngstown-Painesville 1931
Acquired 1930 from Marx & Alfa (began operations 1930)
Discontinued 1932
Northeastern Ohio Transportation Co. 3264 East Liverpool-Salem 1929
Discontinued 1932
Ohio Scenic Stages 2189/3339 Washington C. H.-Athens 1930
Discontinued 1932
Osborn-Fairfield-Dayton Bus Line 30 Springfield-Wash. C. H. 1927
Discontinued 1932
Harold T. Phillips 1131 Mt. Vernon-Coshocton 1928
Discontinued 1932
Philo Transportation Co. 716 Philo-Zanesville 1926
S. K. Pierce 3328 Morrow-Kings Mills 1930
Discontinued 1931
Plunkett Bus Line 783 Ripley-Sardinia 1927
Discontinued 1931
Pomeroy & Middleport Bus Co. 3253 Hobson-Pomeroy-Racine 1929
Discontinued 1931
Ratliff & Crain 2589 W. Liberty KY-Middletown 1930
Acquired 1930 from Bryant Bus Line
Discontinued 1930
Richard H. Askren 3396 Hillsboro-Maysville KY 1930
Discontinued 1930
K. C. Ruble 3396 Hillsboro-Maysville KY 1930
Discontinued 1930
Robert M. Ryan 3228 Coal Grove-Ironton 1929
Discontinued 1931
Springfield-South Charleston Transit 1915 Springf.-S. Charleston 1924
Discontinued 1931
Tiffin Green Springs & Clyde Bus 120 Tiffin-Clyde 1923
Discontinued 1930
Tri-State Bus Lines 84 Toledo-Montpelier 1930
Acquired 1930 from Air-Way Stages
Discontinued 1931
Union Motor Transit 97/2743 Pittsburgh-Detroit 1927
Discontinued 1932
Warren-Orwell Coach Line 2817 Warren-Orwell 1928
Discontinued 1930
Washington-Frankfort-Chillicothe Bus 93 Chillicothe-Wash. C. H. 1930
Discontinued 1930
Glenn H. Watterson 848 Beaver F.-E. Palestine 1924
Discontinued 1932
Welsh Bus Transportation 3544 PA State Line-Chagrin F. 1931
Discontinued 1932
Eugene E. Wendt 3450 Elyria-Milan 1930
Discontinued 1932
West Portsmouth Boulevard Bus Co. 285 Portsmouth-Dry Run 1931
Acquired 1931 from A. P. Criswell
Discontinued 1932
White Star Bus Line 460 Cadiz-Steubenville 1926
Discontinued 1931
White Star Bus Line 2992 Pittsburgh-Indianapolis 1926
Discontinued 1931
White Swan Lines 3380 Detroit-Columbus 1930
Discontinued 1930
D. P. Wills 2928 McArthur-Logan 1931
Acquired 1931 from Elite Motor Bus Co.
Discontinued 1931
Youngstown Suburban Transportation 264/1877 Youngstown-Salem 1923
Discontinued 1930
Name Certificate Nos. Route Service Began