Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rough and Ready came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Rough and Ready in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rough and Ready. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rough and Ready data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rough and Ready:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rough and Ready is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rough and Ready. See our Misc Page for Rough and Ready for more information.