Bingham County is named for Henry H Bingham, who was a general during the American Civil War and a Congressman from Pennsylvania..
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Butte County, Jefferson County and Bonneville County
S – Caribou County, Bannock County and Power County
W – Power County, Blaine County and Butte County
Created: January 13, 1885 
County Seat:
Blackfoot 1885 – present
County Courthouse – Blackfoot
Location: 501 North Maple Street / Allen Street
Built: 1986 – 1987
Style: Modern
Architect: Ken E Douglas
Contractor: Arrington Construction
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story buff colored brick, concrete and glass style structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Blackfoot. The center section of the southeast front is recessed on the second story with sloped roof on the extended glass walled first story. The windows are horizontal. The roof line is flat. In the interior is an open two story atrium at the entrance with stairs ascending to the second story. There are five courtrooms located on the second story. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 7th Judicial District.
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Bonneville County, Butte County, Clark County, Custer County, Fremont County, Jefferson County, Lemhi County, Madison County and Teton County.
History: The county was created in 1885 and Blackfoot was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two story structure designed by Frank C Woods and built by R H Hopkins in 1885 at a cost of $19,250. The courthouse was remodeled in 1957 at a cost of $125,000. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1986 to 1987 at a cost of $5,000,000.
County Courthouse – Blackfoot
Photos taken 2011