Place:Wheeler, Texas, United States

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NameWheeler
Alt namesWheelersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates35.417°N 100.267°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1876 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Allison
Bellco
Benonine
Briscoe
Fuller
Gageby
Kellerville
Kelton
Lela
Magic City
Mobeetie
New Mobeetie
Norrick
Pakan
Ramsdell
Shamrock
Twitty
Wheeler
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wheeler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,990. Its county seat is Wheeler. The county was formed in 1876 and organized in 1879. It is named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, a chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

Wheeler County was formerly one of 30 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. However, around 2010, the community of Shamrock, located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83, voted to allow liquor sales. Within the city limits of Shamrock is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County.

The Pioneer West Museum, the Wheeler County historical museum, is located in Shamrock off U.S. Highway 83.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1876 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 512
1890 778
1900 636
1910 5,258
1920 7,397
1930 15,555
1940 12,411
1950 10,317
1960 7,947
1970 6,434
1980 7,137
1990 5,879
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