Welcome to Regina ...

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

The location of Regina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3>

Regina is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Regina is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

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.

• Kilmarnock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <5>
• Urbanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <5>
• Irvington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
• White Stone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <5>
• Alfonso
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
  • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
• Blackwells
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
• Richtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
  • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
• Merry Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
• Griffins Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
• Lara
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
  • Lara is located in Northumberland County

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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Regina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/