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Welcome to Regina ...

Regina is primarily located in Lancaster County<1>. A portion of Regina extends into Northumberland County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Regina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

When the people of Regina refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Reginan<2>

Regina is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Regina lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Regina: 804 & 686<4>

Communities Also Named Regina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Regina - they are located in California, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Regina.

Communities near Regina ...

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

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 Regina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Regina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Regina. 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 Regina.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Regina ...

Looking for more information about Regina? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Regina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Regina.

Adding Regina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Regina in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Regina post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Regina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Regina refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Regina may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Regina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Regina area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Regina area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/