Texas County Map
Wheeler County, Texas
County seat: Wheeler · Established 1876 · Panhandle · FIPS 48483
Locator
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Wheeler County, TX
Wheeler County Neighboring counties County seat (Wheeler)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line
County seat
Wheeler
Population
4,773
Area
914 sq mi
Density
5.2 /sq mi
Region
Panhandle
Established
1876
Latitude
35.401°N
Longitude
100.270°W
Bordering counties (3)
Hemphill County · Collingsworth County · Gray County
About
Wheeler County was established in 1876, named for Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and carved from Bexar County. It is one of the 254 counties of Texas, located in the Panhandle region.