Welcome to Rough and Ready ...

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

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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 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rough and Ready lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rough and Ready: 530

The ZIP code for Rough and Ready: 95975<3>

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, 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.

Grass Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
Nevada City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Colfax is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
Glenbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
Birchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
Cedar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Ridge <4>
Gold Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rough and Ready, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

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 Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rough and Ready - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rough and Ready). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rough and Ready or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/