Roth, North Dakota
Roth is an unincorporated community in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is located roughly to the west of Souris. Roth does not have a post office, but it shares the zip code of 58783 with Souris.
History
Roth was first founded in 1904 as Faldet as a station on the Great Northern Railway and renamed Roth in 1905 after Martin Rothe, a railroad official. It was originally intended to be named Carbury, which is a town roughly to the east. However, due to a mix up by railroad officials or the Secretary of State, depending on who tells the story, the townsite names were accidentally switched when the wrong signs were posted. The mistake was never corrected.Roth's post office was established on May 22, 1907, this time with the name Hewitt. The name was corrected to Roth in 1908 when the new postmaster John W. Reep noticed the mistake. The post office closed on August 14, 1964, with the mail service now included in the zip code of 58783 which is based at Souris.