Gooding County was created in 1913 from Lincoln County.
In the 1880's it was part of Alturas County, which no longer exists.
The County seat is Gooding, which was named for pioneer sheep rancher and US
Senator Frank Robert Gooding.
Gooding has an area of 733 square miles which includes
the small farming communities of Bliss, Gooding, Hagerman and Wendell.