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Wheeler CountyTexas

Wheeler County is a county in Texas with its seat in Wheeler. It was created on November 19, 1876, from Bexar Territory and Wegefarth County and named after Royall Tyler Wheeler.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatWheeler
  • Named forRoyall Tyler Wheeler
  • Land area915 sq mi + 1 sq mi water
  • Population4,990 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped7,654 checked 15 October 2026
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HemphillCollingsworthGrayRoger Mills, OK Wheeler Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Wheeler on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1876 from Wegefarth County and Clay County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Wheeler was created from Bexar Territory and Wegefarth County on November 19, 1876, but was initially attached to Clay County for legal purposes. The county was fully organized on April 12, 1879, after being detached from Clay County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1876
    Wheeler County created Wheeler created from Bexar Territory and Wegefarth (extinct); Wheeler not fully organized, attached to Clay "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Wegefarthfrom Clay
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 235, 242
  2. 1879
    Changed Wheeler fully organized, detached from Clay.
    Clay
    · "Wheeler County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:918
  3. 1879
    Changed Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, and Roberts detached from Clay, all attached to Wheeler; Greer (Oklahoma) detached from Montague, attached to Wheeler; Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, and Swisher detached from Jack, all attached to Wheeler. All attachments were "for judicial purposes."
    ChildressCollingsworthDonleyGrayHallHemphillLipscombOchiltreeRobertsClayGreer (Okla.)MontagueArmstrongBriscoeCarsonCastroDallamDeaf SmithHansfordHartleyHutchinsonMooreOldhamParmerPotterRandallShermanSwisherJack
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29
  4. 1881
    Changed Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, and Swisher detached from Wheeler, all attached to Oldham "for judicial purposes."
    CastroDallamDeaf SmithHartleyMooreParmerPotterRandallShermanSwisherOldham
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 13, sec. 5/p. 8
  5. 1881
    Changed Oldham fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Oldham
    · Kennedy, 143
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  1. 1876
    Wheeler County created Wheeler created from Bexar Territory and Wegefarth (extinct); Wheeler not fully organized, attached to Clay "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Wegefarthfrom Clay
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 235, 242
  2. 1879
    Changed Wheeler fully organized, detached from Clay.
    Clay
    · "Wheeler County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:918
  3. 1879
    Changed Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, and Roberts detached from Clay, all attached to Wheeler; Greer (Oklahoma) detached from Montague, attached to Wheeler; Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, and Swisher detached from Jack, all attached to Wheeler. All attachments were "for judicial purposes."
    ChildressCollingsworthDonleyGrayHallHemphillLipscombOchiltreeRobertsClayGreer (Okla.)MontagueArmstrongBriscoeCarsonCastroDallamDeaf SmithHansfordHartleyHutchinsonMooreOldhamParmerPotterRandallShermanSwisherJack
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29
  4. 1881
    Changed Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, and Swisher detached from Wheeler, all attached to Oldham "for judicial purposes."
    CastroDallamDeaf SmithHartleyMooreParmerPotterRandallShermanSwisherOldham
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 13, sec. 5/p. 8
  5. 1881
    Changed Oldham fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Oldham
    · Kennedy, 143
  6. 1882
    Changed Donley fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Donley
    · Browder, 200
  7. 1883
    Changed Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, and Hall detached from Wheeler, all attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    ArmstrongBriscoeCarsonChildressHallDonley
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 4/p. 30
  8. c. 1886
    Changed Greer (Oklahoma) fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Greer (Okla.)
    · "Greer County," New Handbook of Texas, 3:326
  9. c. 1887
    Changed Lipscomb fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Lipscomb
    · "Lipscomb County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:216
  10. c. 1887
    Changed Hemphill fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Hemphill
    · "Hemphill County," New Handbook of Texas, 3:551-552
  11. c. 1889
    Changed Roberts fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Roberts
    · "Roberts County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:614
  12. 1889
    Changed Collingsworth detached from Wheeler, attached to Childress; Hansford detached from Wheeler, attached to Lipscomb; Hutchinson detached from Wheeler, attached to Carson. All attachments were "for judicial purposes."
    CollingsworthChildressHansfordLipscombHutchinsonCarson
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, secs. 2, 10p/p. 162-163
  13. 1889
    Changed Ochiltree fully organized, detached from Wheeler.
    Ochiltree
    · Kennedy, 142-143
  14. 1895
    Changed Gray detached from Wheeler, attached to Roberts "for judicial purposes."
    GrayRoberts
    · Texas Laws 1895, 24th leg., reg. sess., ch. 90/p. 143

Land and parcels

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People and land

Wheeler by the Census

Population
4,990 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,598 2020 Census count
Land area
915 square miles
Water area
1 square miles
People per sq mi
5 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Wheeler County

When was Wheeler County founded?
Wheeler County was founded in 1876, formed from Wegefarth County and Clay County, and named after Royall Tyler Wheeler.
What is the county seat of Wheeler County?
The county seat of Wheeler County is Wheeler.
Is there an online parcel map for Wheeler County?
Yes. Wheeler County publishes a parcel map of 7,654 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Wheeler County's boundary or name changed?
Wheeler County was created in 1876 from Wegefarth County and Clay County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 13 later changes, chiefly involving Carson County, Childress County and Donley County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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