Rough and Ready, Pennsylvania explained

Rough and Ready
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Schuylkill
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:732
Coordinates:40.6794°N -76.6278°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:17941
Area Code:570
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1204550

Rough and Ready is a cross-roads located in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of Hepler, near the confluence of Little Mahantango Creek and Mahantango Creek, which flows west into the Susquehanna River. It uses the Klingerstown, Pennsylvania ZIP Code of 17941.[1] The place, which consists of two homes and a church, was named for the gold-rush town of Rough and Ready, California, which in turn was named by a mining company also named in honor of Zachary Taylor's nickname, "Old Rough and Ready."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klingerstown Pennsylvania ZIP Code Map - HipCodes.com . 2011-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210825/http://www.hipcodes.com/Pennsylvania/Klingerstown/ . 2012-03-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: Origins of town names of Northeast PA. Nepanewsletter.com. 8 September 2018.