Welcome to Rough and Ready ...

So far, we found very little information about Rough and Ready. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rough and Ready to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rough and Ready, please Contact Us.

Rough and Ready would have been located within present day Drew County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rough and Ready is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rough and Ready was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rough and Ready was located: 870 & 327<4>

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 California, New York and Pennsylvania.

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.

Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
Wilmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
Fountain Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
Barkada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Barkada is located in Drew County
Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Drew County
Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Drew County
Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Drew County
Rye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
Annover ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Annover is located in Cleveland 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rough and Ready, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Drew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rough and Ready - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Rough and Ready area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rough and Ready area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.