Welcome to Regret ...

So far, we found very little information about Regret. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Regret to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Regret, please Contact Us.

Regret would have been located within present day McMinn County<2>.

The location of Regret has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Regret, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Regret is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Regret was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Regret (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Regret once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities near Regret ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Regret.

• Athens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in McMinn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Lakemont Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
• College Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
  • College Grove is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
• Loudon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
• Kingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Rockwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Madisonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
• Spring City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <5>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Regret. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Regret.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Regret. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Regret.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Regret. See our Newspapers Page for Regret.

Adding Regret to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Regret in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Regret was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Regret post office opened in 1881.

We also found Regret on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Regret.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for McMinn County: www.mcminncounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/