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Regret

Ghost town · McMinn County, Tennessee

Pattie Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Pattie Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Regret is a ghost town in McMinn County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in McMinn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Regret as a historical populated place on the Pattie Gap topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.6320° N, 84.6069° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePattie Gap
Elevation899 ft
Nearest living townSweetwater, TN
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1307560
Coordinates35.63202, -84.60688

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What's there now

Regret is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sweetwater, TN (population 6,462), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 899 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Regret?

Regret is in McMinn County, Tennessee, at 35.6320, -84.6069.

How many ghost towns are in McMinn County?

McMinn County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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