Dilmar Oil

Dilmar Oil Company, Inc. was founded in 1932 by R.E. Atkinson and M. H. Cox (both of Latta) to sell Shell products. The Company name is a contraction of the names of the two counties-- Dillon and Marion -- in which the Company originally operated. In 1946 the Atkinson family became the sole owners of Dilmar Oil Company in Latta, SC. The Company is diversified and is primarily engaged in distribution and reclamation of petroleum products through its wholesale and lubricant division. With Corporate Headquarters in Florence, S.C., the Company maintains branch offices and bulk plants in Latta, Columbia, N.Charleston, SC; Charlotte (Dallas), Wilmington, Henderson NC; Atlanta (Lawrenceville), Albany GA.