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Welcome to Roth ...

Roth is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Roth is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Roth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Roth: 276

Communities Also Named Roth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Roth - they are located in Illinois and North Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roth.

Communities near Roth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roth.

  • Richlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Honaker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • War
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Haysi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Bradshaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iaeger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Matney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
  • Jackson Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roth. See our Newspapers Page for Roth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roth ...

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

Adding Roth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roth 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 (so far) for Roth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Roth post office opened in 1938. The Roth post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/