Spelling rules:
|
| |
Hyphens within names are considered critical. Hyphens were often used to differentiate between successive incorporations. |
| |
Apostrophes and commas are NOT considered critical and are NOT used anywhere in the database. |
| |
Spelling on certificates
prevails. Spellings of town names often changed over
time. Beware: You may find company names spelled two different
ways on the same certificate. |
| |
Spelling exception 1 |
| |
|
All company names that start with "St." or "Saint" are abbreviated ST regardless of how the words appear on certificates. |
| |
Spelling exception 2 |
| |
|
All company names that start with "Mt." or "Mount" are abbreviated MOU regardless of how they appear on certificates. |
The
easiest way to start a search is
to enter parts of company names.
If you enter these word
fragments in the search box like this:

you will be presented with several choices,
including these company names:

| Then,
to get better results even faster... |
| |
The less
precise you are, the more company names you will find. |
| |
But...if
you have a slow internet connection...be a little more precise.
You will get fewer names, but your search speed will increase. |
| |
Speed up
your searches by entering the distinctive parts of words.
For instance, enter "polis" to find "Indianapolis." Or
try "xark" to quickly find "Texarkana." |
| |
Avoid typing
mistakes by entering only three to five letters of words.
You will make fewer typing errors if you enter "Mass" and "Conn" instead
of "Massachusetts" and "Connecticut". |
| |
Catalog numbers
for names starting with "St" are constructed like "STL" for "St
Louis." A quick way to find such companies is by entering "STL-".
(Include the hyphen, but no number.) |
Want even more speed? See MORE HINTS for
still more suggestions for quickening your searches.
|