Welcome to Rough and Ready ...

Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rough and Ready, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Rough and Ready is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rough and Ready ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rough and Ready - they are located in Arkansas, California and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rough and Ready.

Communities near Rough and Ready ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rough and Ready.

• Sunbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Shamokin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
• Selinsgrove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Minersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
• Northumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <3>
• Kulpmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <3>
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Millersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rough and Ready ...

Looking for more information about Rough and Ready? 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 Rough and Ready, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rough and Ready.

Adding Rough and Ready to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rough and Ready 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 Rough and Ready was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rough and Ready post office opened in 1851.

We also found Rough and Ready in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rough and Ready.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/