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 continued in operation longer, some of them evolving to the Greyhound and Trailways systems.
Name Certificate Nos. Route Service Began
Akron-Manchester-Canal Fulton Bus 1782 Akron-Canal Fulton 1924
Akron-Wooster Coach Line 1906 Akron-Wooster 1924
Alliance-Akron Transit Co. 1125 Alliance-Akron 1929
Alliance-Minerva Transit Co. 2342 Alliance-Minerva 1925
Ashland-New London Bus (Joe Puglisi) 1869 Ashland-Norwalk 1927
Atlantic Greyhound Lines of WV 1194 Cincinnati-Portsmouth 1932
Acquired 1932 from Cincinnati Portsmouth & Eastern (began operations 1930)
Previously acquired 1930 from Knechtly Bus Line
Atlantic Greyhound Lines of WV 1698 Wheeling-Parkersburg 1932
Acquired 1932 from Ohio River Shore Line Co.
Awwiller Coach Lines 279/590 Mansfield-Wooster 1924
Awwiller Coach Lines 322 Mansfield-Wooster 1924
Acquired 1931 from Buckeye Stages
Bedford-Northfield Bus Line 1148 Bedford-Northfield 1924
Berea Bus Line 102 Berea-Cleveland 1922
Bessemer-Hillsville Bus Co. 2268/2269 Bessemer PA-Youngstown 1924
Forest C. Bidlack 2556 Lima-Defiance 1928
Blue Star Transit Co. 261/262 St. Clairsv.-Fairpoint 1927
Buckeye Stages 48/104 Columbus-Wilmington 1926
Buckeye Stages 49/103/105 Columbus-Blanchester 1931
Acquired 1931 from Motor Transit
Buckeye Stages 62 Canton-Wooster 1932
Acquired 1932 from Cleveland-Akron-Canton Bus Co.
Buckeye Stages 136 Cleveland-Medina 1930
Acquired 1930 from Forrest Motor Bus Transportation Co.
Buckeye Stages 164 Ashland-Mt. Vernon 1927
Buckeye Stages 234/2081 Washington C. H.-Cinc. 1926
Buckeye Stages 267/268/269 Columbus-Mt. Vernon 1927
Buckeye Stages 282 Ashland-Mt. Vernon 1927
Buckeye Stages 493 Cincinnati-Chillicothe 1931
Acquired 1931 from Motor Transit
Buckeye Stages 1119 Cleveland-Wooster 1930
Acquired 1930 from Forrest Motor Bus Transportation Co.
Buckeye Stages 1886 Wilmington-Cincinnati 1926
Buckeye Stages 1890 Mansfield-Mt. Vernon 1926
Acquired 1930 from Motor Transit
Buckeye Stages 3513 Cleveland-Covington 1932
Acquired 1932 from American Stages
Bucyrus-Tiffin Bus Line 230 Tiffin-Bucyrus 1931
Acquired 1931 from Red Star Transportation Line
Everett Burnside 2461 Jackson-Portsmouth 1932
Acquired 1932 from R. H. McGugin (began operations 1930)
Previously acquired 1930 from Cannon Ball Transportation Co.
C. &. M. Transport 46 Cambridge-Marietta 1930
Acquired 1930 from W. D. Thomas
C. &. M. Transport 2113 Caldwell-Summerfield 1930
Acquired 1930 from W. D. Thomas
Discontinued 1931
C. M. & S. Transit 1671 Marietta-McConnellsville 1930
Cadiz Bus Line 238/636/2660/2662 Canton-Cadiz/Wheeling WV 1922
Cambridge-Lore City Bus Line 2723 Cambridge-Lore City 1927
Cambridge Motor Bus Co. 153/2579 Cambridge-Senecaville 1926
Cannon Ball Transportation Co. 633/1750 Columbus-Huntington WV 1924
Canton Transportation Co. 74 Canton-Congress Lake 1922
Canton Transportation Co. 1794 Canton-Pilot Knob 1931
Acquired 1931 from C. C. Porter
Capitol Greyhound Lines 3405 Cincinnati-Parkersburg 1930
Capitol Greyhound Lines 3452 Cincinnati-IN State Line 1930
Central Greyhound Lines 2513/2790/2920 MI-KY State Line 1927
Central Ohio Lines 91 Chillicothe-Xenia-Dayton 1930
Acquired 1930 from White Star Bus Line
Chillicothe-Jackson Coach Co. 697 Chillicothe-Gallipolis 1929
Chillicothe-Jackson Coach Co. 1921 Jackson-Gallipolis 1929
Discontinued 1930
Cincinnati & Lake Erie Bus Co. 54 Dayton-Detroit 1930
Cincinnati Street Railway 652/2495/3387 Owensville-Norwood 1926
City Transit Co. 236 Cincinnati-Mariemont 1926
Discontinued 1931
City Transit Co. 710 Norwood-Madiera 1926
City Transit Co. 1795 Cincinnati-Montgomery 1926
Cleveland-Lorain Highway Coach Co. 933 Cleveland-Lorain 1924
Coke Otto-Hamilton Bus Line 1100 Hamilton-Williamsdale 1924
Colonial Short Line Co. 3029/3137 Cinc.-Detroit/Chicago 1932
Acquired 1932 from Interstate Transit
Columbus-Grove City Bus Co. 35 Columbus-Grove City 1928
Columbus-Marysville Bus Co. 6 Columbus-Kenton 1921
Columbus-New Albany-Johnstown Stages 1961 Croton-Johnstown-Col. 1929
Columbus Railway Power & Light Co. 3610 Columbus-Minerva Park 1931
William H. Cost 2144 Bellefontaine-Sidney 1928
Craig Coach Co. 31 Warren-Sharon PA 1929
Craig Coach Co. 2196 Warren-Sharon PA 1929
Discontinued 1930
Croswell Transportation 201 Cincinnati-Portsmouth 1931
Acquired 1931 from Winchester-Wilmington-Cincinnati Bus
W. H. Cullen & Son 232 Paulding-IN State Line 1928
Davis Bus Line 204 Portsmouth-County Club 1927
Dayton & Northern Utilities 2608 Dayton-Piqua 1927
Dayton & Xenia Motor Bus Co. 27 Dayton-Xenia 1923
Dayton Street Railway Co. 2334 Dayton-Hillcrest 1925
Dutt Transit Co. 1745 Akron-Massillon 1923
East Canton Transit Co. 213 Canton-East Canton 1920
Eastern Greyhound Lines of Michigan 2584/2754 Cleveland-MI State Line 1930
Acquired 1930 from Greyhound Lines Inc.
Eastern Greyhound Lines of Ohio 250 Cleveland-PA State Line 1930
Eastern Michigan Motorbuses 1792/2578 Toledo-Detroit 1928
Eastern Ohio Transport Corp. 99/1700/3417 Barnsville-Wheeling WV 1926
Edwards Motor Transit Co. 3257 Sharon PA-Youngstown 1929
Elite Motor Bus Co. 33 Lexington-Logan 1923
Elyria-Grafton-Medina Bus Co. 3441 Elyria-Medina 1930
Employees Bus Co. 3693 Ironton-Coalgrove 1932
Farmersville Auto Line 2302 Dayton-Farmersville 1925
Findley-Fremont Bus Line 3667 Findley-Fremont 1932
Flynn Bus Line 119 Tiffin-Fremont 1931
Galion & Mansfield Transit Co. 65 Galion-Mansfield 1927
Galion & Mansfield Transit Co. 3562 Marion-Galion 1931
Acquired 1931 from Maag Bros. Transit Co.
Garfield Heights Transit Co. 1791 Garfield Hts.-Cleveland 1924
Girard-McDonald Bus Co. 1945 Girard-McDonald 1927
Glouster-Athens Auto Bus Line 45 Athens-Chauncey 1923
Golden Fawn Coach Lines 327 Akron-Medina 1931
Acquired 1931 from Burt Ganyard (began operations 1931)
Previously acquired 1931 from Akron-Medina-Elyria-Norwalk Coach
Granville Motor Stages 133 Granville-Newark 1930
Acquired 1930 from Granville & Newark Motor Service
Great Eastern Stages 3310 Chicago-New York 1926
Greenville-Dayton Transportation Co. 34 Dayton-Van Wert 1926
Greenville-Dayton Transportation Co. 839 Piqua-Urbana 1926
Greenville-Dayton Transportation Co. 2185 Piqua-Minster 1926
Discontinued 1932
Greenville-Dayton Transportation Co. 2582 Dayton-Richmond IN 1926
Discontinued 1930
Greenville-Piqua Bus Line 200 Greenville-Piqua 1927
Greenville Transportation Co. 2429/2460 Greenville-Winchester IN 1925
Greenville Transportation Co. 2563 Greenville-IN State Line 1925
Discontinued 1930
Greyhound Lines Inc. 3439 various 1927
Discontinued 1931
H. & M. Transit Co. 128 Massillon-Orrville 1930
Acquired 1930 from Burwell Bus Line
Hamilton-Oxford Bus Line 240 Hamilton-Oxford 1924
Harbor View Transit Line 73 Toledo-Standard Oil 1923
Home Taxi Line 56 Jackson-McArthur 1923
Hutter Coach Line 2080 Unity-Youngstown 1918
Indian Coach Lines 3639 Pittsburgh-Detroit 1932
Indiana Safeway Lines 3870 Chicago-New York 1932
Indianapolis & Southeastern Lines 2462 Cincinnati-Indianapolis 1932
Acquired 1932 from Southeastern Lines
Indianapolis & Southeastern Lines 3421 Cleves-Fernbank-Hooven 1932
Acquired 1932 from Southeastern Lines
Interstate Motor Transit Co. 2381 Columbus-Huntington WV 1925
Johnson & Howard 3596 Adena-Rayland 1931
Kenton-Findlay Bus Line 2364 Findlay-Kenton 1927
King Brothers Co. 23 Cincinnati-Dayton-Xenia 1926
Lake County Transportation Co. 744 Painesville-Fairport 1924
Lake Shore Coach Co. 263/390 Cleveland-Amherst 1927
Lake Shore Coach Co. 2711 Sandusky-Norwalk 1927
Discontinued 1931
Lewisburg-Dayton Bus Line 2408 Dayton-Lewisburg 1927
Liber Brothers Transit Co. 3585 Newton Falls-Warren 1931
Lima-Ada Bus Line 602 Lima-Ada 1927
Lima-Spencerville Red Star Line 756 Lima-Spencerville 1927
Lockland Subdivision Bus Co. 3012 Lockland & Subdivisions 1928
Maag Bros. Transit Co. 134 Marion-Toledo 1920
Mansfield Coach Co. 88 Mansfield-Delaware 1928
Mansfield Coach Co. 3419 Marion-Gambier 1928
Marion-Lima Transit Co. 372 Marion-Lima 1926
Maumee Valley Transportation Co. 255 Toledo-Perrysburg 1924
Michigan-Ohio Bus Lines 254/847/1704/2666 Toledo-MI State Line 1926
Midland Stages 1069/3071 Zanesville-Coshocton 1929
Midwestern Motor Transit 2814/3136 Cleveland-Pittsburgh 1928
Miller Bus Line 1937 Canton-Ravenna 1924
L. J. Mitchell 242 Greenville-Richmond IN 1930
Acquired 1930 from Greenville-Richmond Bus Line (A. C. Wetzel)
Modern Transit Co. 1135 Lisbon-Salem 1921
Mt. Vernon-Brink Haven Bus Line 2285 Mt. Vernon-Brink Haven 1927
Mt. Vernon-Newark Coach Line 2075 Mt. Vernon-Newark 1929
Mt. Washington Transportation Co. 237 Cincinnati-Mt. Wash. 1924
Murphy & Barker Bus Line 2686 New Lexington-Circlev. 1928
Acquired 1930 from Valley Public Service Co.
Muskingum Valley Transit Co. 109/111 Zanesville-Columbus 1932
Acquired 1932 from Zanesville-Columbus Red Star Co.
Muskingum Valley Transit Co. 199 Zanesville-Woodfield 1927
Muskingum Valley Transit Co. 2521 Zanesville-Woodfield 1930
Acquired 1930 from Zanesville-Caldwell & Woodfield (began operations 1930)
Muskingum Valley Transit Co. 2815 Columbus-Newark 1923
Acquired 1932 from Columbus & Zanesville Transportation Co.
Northern Bus Line 492 Bryan-Edon 1923
Norwalk Bus Co. 1121/1878 Norwalk-Shelby 1924
Norwalk Bus Co. 3116 Norwalk-Spencer 1924
Discontinued 1930
Ohio Bus Line 22/1070/1882 Cincinnati-Middletown 1924
Ohio Passenger Lines 21 Cincinnati-Hamilton 1932
Acquired 1932 from Cincinnati-Hamilton Bus Co.
Ohio Public Service Co. 2612 Mansfield-Reformatory 1927
Ohio Valley Transit Co. 10/2651/3393 various 1926
Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co. 212 Middletown & Subdivisions 1928
Penn Bus Co. 97/2743 Steubenville-Cleveland 1932
Acquired 1932 from Union Motor Transit
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines 7 Cleveland-Akron-Dennison 1924
Acquired 1932 from Cleveland-Akron-Canton Bus Co.
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines 198/1454 Cleveland-Youngstown 1930
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines 251/252 Youngstown-PA State Line 1923
Acquired 1931 from Pennsylvania-Ohio Coach Lines
Discontinued 1932
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines 253 Akron-Youngstown 1931
Acquired 1931 from Akron-Youngstown Bus Co.
Discontinued 1932
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines 2382 Youngstown-Greenville PA 1925
Acquired 1932 from Pennsylvania-Ohio Tourist Co.
Pennsylvania General Transit Co. 3132/3390/3414-6 Pittsburgh-Steubenville 1929
Discontinued 1931
Pennsylvania Greyhound Transit Co. 2551 Steubenv.-IN State Line 1931
Acquired 1931 from Greyhound Lines Inc.
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines of IN 1981/2326/2428 various 1927
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines of IN 2577/2751/2753 various 1927
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines of IN 2806/2929/2961 various 1927
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines of IN 3023/3042/3111 various 1927
Philo Transportation Co. 716 Philo-Zanesville 1926
Portage Lakes Transportation Co. 889 Akron-Portage Lakes 1924
Portsmouth Public Service Co. 132 Portsmouth-Wheelersburg 1926
Prompt Service Co. 587/1971 Portsmouth-Cincinnati 1926
Red Eagle Bus Co. 14/425 Coshocton-Wooster 1923
Red Star Transportation Co. 1 Cambridge-Zanesville 1923
Red Star Transportation Line 1132 Bucyrus-Upper Sandusky 1922
Red Star Transportation Line 1133 Bucyrus-Sandusky 1922
Red Star Way 2793 Pittsburgh-Detroit 1929
River Road Stages 2887 Columbus-Rathbone 1930
Acquired 1930 from River Road Bus Co.
Safe-Way Transit Co. 266 Belpre-Athens 1927
St. Clairsville-Lafferty Bus Co. 259 St. Clairsville-Holloway 1923
Salisbury Transportation Co. 53 Canton-Alliance 1926
Robert P. Sanders 3040 E. Palestine-Beaver F. 1929
Sauer Brothers 2830 E. Liverpool-Pittsburgh 1928
G. Schuster 3713 Marblehead-Sandusky 1932
Acquired 1932 from Jay Owen (began operations 1932)
Shepard Bus Co. 92 Cleveland Heights-Orwell 1927
Sheridan Stages 70/1459 Columbus-Newark 1929
South End Motor Coach Co. 2668 Warrensville Hts.-Clev. 1927
Southwestern Bus Co. 390/1444/2380 Cleveland-Lorain 1926
Springfield-Delaware Bus Co. 1788 Springfield-Delaware 1931
Acquired 1931 from Cincinnati & Lake Erie Bus Co. (began operations 1930)
Springfield & Troy Bus Co. 1241 Springfield-Troy 1927
Allen F. Stanley 3303 Warren-Salem 1932
Acquired 1932 from Warren-Salem Transit Co. (began operations 1930)
Tiffin-Port Clinton Bus (C. Stenson) 410 Fremont-Fostoria 1917
Tiffin-Upper Sandusky Bus Line 2022 Tiffin-Upper Sandusky 1927
Toledo-Ft. Wayne Bus Line 1918/2542 Toledo-Ft. Wayne 1926
Twin Valley Bus Co. 28 Dayton-Middletown 1928
United Motor Stage Co. 11 Zanesville-Lancaster 1924
Valley Bus Co. of Cincinnati 256/1067 Cincinnati-Sharonville 1923
Valley Public Service Co. 287 Columbus-Pomeroy 1928
Valley Public Service Co. 2541 Columbus-Millersport 1931
Acquired 1931 from Columbus-Millersport Bus Line
Valley Public Service Co. 3182 Columbus-Ft. Wayne IN 1931
Acquired 1931 from Modern Traveler (began operations 1930)
Previously acquired 1930 from Columbus-St. Marys-Ft. Wayne Transportation Co.
Valley Public Service Co. 3183 Columbus-Chillicothe 1928
Versailles-Greenville-Sidney Bus 519 Greenville-Sidney 1927
Vevay-Cincinnati Bus Co. 3041 Vevay IN-Cincinnati 1928
Washington C. H.-Greenfield Stages 3311 Washington C. H.-Greenf. 1930
West Ridge Transportation Co. 1104 Jamestown NY-Ashtabula 1923
Wheeling St. Clairsville & Cambridge 2/4/2573/3150 Wheeling-Cambridge 1922
White Coach Transit 63 Mogadore-Akron 1923
Withamsville Bus Co. 211 Amelia-Cincinnati 1918
Xenia-Hillsboro Bus Co. 47 Xenia-Wilmington 1931
Acquired 1931 from Lewis C. Wolfe (began operations 1931)
Previously acquired 1931 from Wilmington-Xenia Bus Line
Xenia-Hillsboro Bus Co. 2459 Wilmington-Hillsboro 1931
Acquired 1931 from James Hoover Bus Line
Youngstown Municipal Railway Co. 3525 Youngstown-Poland 1923
Zane Transit Co. 3 Zanesville-Coshocton 1926
Name Certificate Nos. Route Service Began