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WHEELER, TEXAS
Wheeler
County Seat, Texas
Panhandle
35° 26' 43" N, 100° 16' 15" W (35.445278, -100.270833)
US 83 and State Hwy 152
12 miles W of the Texas-Oklahoma states' line
27 miles S of Canadian
16 miles N of Shamrock
100 miles E of Amarillo
11 miles E of Mobeetie
ZIP code 79096
Area code 806
Population: 1,477 Est. (2019)
1,592 (2010) 1,378 (2000) 1,393 (1990)
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Wheeler
History
"Both the town and the county were named after
Royal T. Wheeler. The vicinity was first settled by ranchers as early
as 1881, and by 1886 five families lived there. The town had its real
beginning in 1904 through the enterprise of two ranchers, Robert B.
Rogers and J. E. Stanley, who surveyed the land, built their homes
on the site, and began the movement to choose a centrally located
county seat in preference to Mobeetie.
..." From Handbook of Texas Online
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Downtown Wheeler
in the 1940s
Photo courtesy Regina Barker |
Wheeler, Texas
Landmarks & Attractions
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Historical Marker
Wheeler County
Jail
Built 1909 after
county seat moved from historic
Old Mebeetie. First sheriff, M. V. Sanders; jailer, J. M. Kezee.
Built of concrete and steel. Used 20 years with only 1 prisoner escaping.
Now used for library, museum and county offices.
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965) |
Wheeler County
Jail
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo Courtesy Erik
Whetstone, 9-01 |
Mobeetie
Jail Museum
In the restored jail in Mobeetie,
11 miles west on Hwy 152 |
People
Nov. 19,
1969 - Cartoon by Roger T. Moore
Alan Bean of Wheeler becomes the 1st Texan to walk on the moon. |
Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce
101 W. Oklahoma Ave Wheeler, Tx. 79096
806-826-3408 |
Wheeler
County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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