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Welcome to Rothas ...

Rothas is located in Custer County<1>.

Rothas is 5,790 feet [1,765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rothas is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rothas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rothas: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Rothas ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Rothas.

  • Mackay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lost River is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
  • Lost River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost River is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Arco
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte City is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Dickey
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickey is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Howe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rothas ...

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

Adding Rothas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rothas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rothas was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rothas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rothas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Rothas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Rothas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.