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Welcome to Regina ...

Regina is located in Shawano County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Regina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

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

Regina is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Regina lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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 Virginia.

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.

  • Antigo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wittenberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Birnamwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tigerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hatley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mattoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Aniwa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Elderon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elderon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people

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.

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.<4>

From that list, the Regina post office opened in 1886. The Regina post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Regina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, 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>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/