Thursday, August 21, 2025

Kentucky's Oldest Companies


There are at least 15 Kentucky companies older than 100 years. Eleven are generational family businesses, one of which is also public (Brown-Forman); only one other public firm (Stock Yard Bancorp). Here's my list, but please leave a comment if you know of other continuously operating independent businesses.

1802 Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort 7th generation

1817 Atkins & Pearce, Covington 7th generation

1853 Luckett & Farley, Louisville ESOP

1861 Heimerdinger Cutlery, Louisville 5th generation

1870 Brown-Forman, Louisville 5th generation & public

1896 Nugent Sand, Louisville 3rd generation

1896 Paxton Media Group, Paducah 5th generation

1904 Stock Yards Bancorp, Louisville public

1907 Lawrenceburg Supply, Lawrenceburg private

1910 Steepleton, Lexington private

1911 Dreisbach Wholesale Florist, Louisville 4th generation

1914 Rodes for Him & for Her, Louisville 5th generation

1919 Don Moore Automotive, Owensboro 4th generation

1921 Flottman Company, Crestview Hills 3rd generation

1922 Coffin Shoe Company, Knoxville 3rd/4th generations

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