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  Wheeler County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wheeler County is a county located in the state of Texas.
The county is named for Royal Tyler Wheeler, a chief justice of the state supreme court.
In the county, the population is spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.90% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: WHEELER, TX
Wheeler, the county seat of Wheeler County, is at the junction of U.S. Highway 83 and State Highway 152, near the geographical center of the county.
Although Wheeler never had a railroad and was ten miles from the nearest oil pool, the discovery of oil in the county caused the population to jump to 1,860 by 1929.
Wheeler is the commercial center of a rich farming, ranching, and petroleum district.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hjw7.html   (555 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: WHEELER COUNTY
Wheeler, the county seat, is three miles northwest of the center of the county and 100 miles east of Amarillo.
Wheeler County's population rose rapidly during this period, and by 1910 there were 5,258 people living in the area.
Wheeler (1990 population: 1,393), the county seat, served as a petroleum center and had large feedlots and a slaughtering plant.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hcw7.html   (1900 words)

  
 Wheeler, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wheeler is a city located in Wheeler County, Texas.
It is the county seat of Wheeler County
Wheeler is located at 35°26'33" North, 100°16'27" West (35.442424, -100.274068)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wheeler,_Texas   (391 words)

  
 Descendants of Dave Barker
Henry and Ida May are on the June 1900 Wheeler County Federal census as residents of Mobeetie with their 10-month-old son Joseph Owen Vaughn.
Joseph's uncle Joseph P. Barker is on the 1910 Floyd County, Texas census as a Partner to Joe Heafner on a farm.
Cheyenne is in Roger Mills County, OK. and borders Wheeler County, Texas at the northeast corner.
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 Welcome To Wheeler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wheeler, a picturesque town sitting on the rolling hills of Texas Panhandle, is remote but not isolated.
Wheeler has it all - from the Chamber of Commerce serving business and community needs to a full complement of municipal services for residents, businesses and industry.
Wheeler's school system is exceptional and the hospital system is recognized as a regional asset.
www.wheelertexas.com   (453 words)

  
 Wheeler County, Texas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wheeler County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico) Texas.
The (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income for the county is $16,083.
at the (A university in Austin, Texas) University of Texas
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wh/wheeler_county,_texas.htm   (615 words)

  
 TXGenWeb Project Wheeler County
Wheeler County occupies 914 square miles of rolling prairies and rough river breaks in the area east of the High Plains; elevations range from 2,000 to 2,800 feet above sea level.
The Texas Panhandle was occupied by a Plains Apache culture, followed by modern Apache people, who in turn were displaced by the Kiowa and Comanche around A.D. The Kiowa and Comanche dominated the Panhandle until they were finally defeated in the Red River War of 1874.
As the Indian threat subsided in 1875 and 1876, settlers began to congregate around Fort Elliott and Hidetown, and in 1876 the Texas state legislature established Wheeler County from lands formerly assigned to the Bexar and Young districts.
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 City Drug Bed & Breakfast Hotel - Wheeler, Texas - BBOnline.com / Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wheeler County, organized in 1879, is the first organized county in the Texas Panhandle and has jurisdiction over 26 other counties including Greer County, Texas, now Greer County, Oklahoma.
The first County seat was Mobeetie, Texas, which "sprang up" under the protection of Fort Elliot, established in 1875, at the end of the Red River Indian Wars of 1874.
Wheeler County was in the center of the Indian Wars and many of the battle sites are within 25 miles of Wheeler.
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 Wheeler, Texas, Historic Wheelre.
Route 66 in Texas - The towns found along Texas 66 and their museums, ghost towns, relics, markers and monuments.
"Both the town and the county were named after Royal T. Wheeler.qv The vicinity was first settled by ranchers as early as 1881, and by 1886 five families lived there.
Anyone wshing to share stories, memories or photos of Wheeler, Texas, please contact us.
www.texasescapes.com /TexasPanhandleTowns/Wheeler-Texas.htm   (140 words)

  
 J.B. Baird   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1892, Ben Baird was elected as Sheriff of Wheeler County Texas for a total of 4 years(two terms).
Ben was described as a typical Southern gentleman, courtly and scholarly, and a pioneer in the truest sense of the word.
Sheriff Baird while he was Sheriff of Wheeler County (1892-1896) and he continued to use it until his death in 1926.
www.pan-tex.net /usr/s/sheriff/baird.html   (442 words)

  
 Steve Earle: Wheeler County
He only radioed the Wheeler County Sheriff's Department to tell Brenda, the dispatcher, about "this feller with long hair and a guitar standin' out on the off-ramp," but the sheriff happened to be standing right there in the radio room when the call came in.
With all of the expertise of a good Texas girl with three brothers, she pulled off Arlon's boots and tucked him in with one leg hanging over the side, foot flat on the floor to stop the trailer from spinning.
The trauma prompted a miscarriage and, because of the incompetency of the emergency room staff at the county hospital, a subsequent hysterectomy.
www.barcelonareview.com /46/e_se.htm   (5931 words)

  
 Wheeler Regional, Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Butterflies of Wheeler County, Texas Information about and pictures of all the known species of butterflies in the county.
Wheeler County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Population, demographic, and housing information from the 1990 census.
Wheeler County: Wildlife Texas Birding and Hunting Includes information for birders and hunters, such as native and migratory species and their habitats, with photos and area lodging.
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 Welcome to my Web site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Herchel Wilburn Whitener was born as the eldest son of Hiram Wesley Whitener and Flora Olive Rape in Wheeler County Texas.
Herchel's grandfather, Hiram Anthony Whitener was born 26 February 1861 in Booneville, Arkansas and his grandmother, Francis Ida Tate was born 26 February 1865 in Cass County Texas.
Hiram Anthony was the fifth of nine children born to Wesley Jones Whitener and Nancy Caroline Rogers of Cherokee County North Carolina.
www.whitener.info   (255 words)

  
 WildlifeTexas.com: Product Of Texa: Your first choice Shopping place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hunting is an exciting family recreational activity and an important part of the Texas economy.
Wheeler is located east of Amarillo between Canadian and Shamrock along US Highway 83 near the North Fork of the Red River and the Texas/Oklahoma state line.
Wheeler Municipal Airport serves Wheeler and Wheeler County and is owned by the City Of Wheeler TX.
www.wildlifetexas.com   (216 words)

  
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These two exceptional Plainview points were found many years ago in the Texas Panhandle, 70 miles from the Alibates flint quarry in Potter County and about 130 miles from the Plainview Site in Hale County, Texas.
Pair of Texas Alibates Plainview points found in Potter County, Texas.
I can think of nothing more representative of Texas artifacts than Plainview points and Alibates flint, and we couldn't have better examples of both than these two points pictured with this article.
www.csasi.org /1999_october_journal/pg-174.htm   (623 words)

  
 May 15th, 2003 Tornado Outbreak
The first occurred in Texas County, where a tornado near Texhoma destroyed one hog barn with major damage to two others.
The tornado developed northeast of McLean in Wheeler County and moved toward the southeast.
The path length in Wheeler County was 10 miles.
www.srh.noaa.gov /ama/Research/may_15_2003/030515.html   (899 words)

  
 Lawyers Wheeler County Texas: Lawyers and Attorneys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He represented Tarrant County in the state legislature and was active on the city council and the school board.
The Texas State Historical Association presents this document, out-of-print for more than one hundred and ten years, as the latest in its Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series.
Wheeler County, TX Credit Counseling: Texas Financial Resources - Information on Wheeler County, TX Credit Counseling Wheeler County, TX Credit Counseling and the best Texas Financial Resources Christian Debt Negotiation Services Professional Debt Negotiation with a Christian perspective.
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 Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Counties: Wheeler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amphibians and Reptiles in Wheeler County  · cached · Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection list of species found in the county.
Wheeler County: Wildlife Texas Birding and Hunting  · cached · Includes information for birders and hunters, such as native and migratory species and their habitats, with photos and area lodging.
Butterflies of Wheeler County, Texas  · cached · Information about and pictures of all the known species of butterflies in the county.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=66594   (112 words)

  
 Digital Wheeler County Map, Maps of Wheeler County County, Texas.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wheeler County Map, Maps of Wheeler County and all Texas County Maps.
Our map of Wheeler County is fully editable, logically layered (View Layer Directory), and royalty free.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=1711   (229 words)

  
 Lillian Vale Henshaw
Spinks, Lillian V., wife, age 19, born in Texas; father born in Alabama; mother born in Texas.
Spinks, William R., head-of-household, age 34, born in Texas; father born in Texas; mother born in Tennessee; first married at age 20; owned home; no radio in home; occupation: farmer, general farming; not a veteran.
Spinks, Lillian, wife, age 29, born in Texas; father born in Alabama; mother born in Texas; first married at age 16.
www.rawbw.com /~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?8386   (627 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Wheeler County, Tex.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/TX/WE.html#LIVED   (483 words)

  
 Callie Leona Henshaw
Edward Eugene Phillips, born Apr 19 1932, Gray County, Texas.
Naomi Ruth "Peggy" Phillips, born Dec 30 1933, Wheeler County, Texas.
In 1965 Callie was living in Haskell, Haskell County, Texas.
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 wheeler county texas poker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Welcome to the Official Webpage of the Wheeler County Tax Assessor Collector, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wheeler County Tax Office collects ad valorem taxes for Wheeler County, Kelton ISD, Shamrock ISD and the City of Mobeetie:
Duties and Responsibilities of the COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR from the Texas Association of Counties.
Vehicle Title and Registration Forms from the Texas Department of Transportation.
www.co.wheeler.tx.us /taxac.html   (92 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Wheeler County , Texas (TX) - (county) - Facts and Information
Wheeler, county (915 sq mi/2,370 sq km; 1990 pop.
Drained by North Fork of Red R. Underlaid by E part of huge Panhandle natural-gas and oil field; oil and gas wells; clay, caliche, silica, gypsum deposits; agr.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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 Wheeler County Census
S-K Publications can scan any census year for any county onto CD and can also make it available in book form.
Note: if county has less than 80 pages, MINIMUM ORDER PRICE IS $40.00.
Price per person: $20 per county per census year.
www.skpub.com /genie/census/tx/wheeler.html   (373 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Wheeler County, Tex.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Capital Impact: Wheeler County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Wheeler County TXGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/TX/WE.html   (483 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Counties: Wheeler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amphibians and Reptiles in Wheeler County - Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection list of species found in the county.
Butterflies of Wheeler County, Texas - Information about and pictures of all the known species of butterflies in the county.
Wheeler County: Wildlife Texas Birding and Hunting - Includes information for birders and hunters, such as native and migratory species and their habitats, with photos and area lodging.
dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Texas/Counties/Wheeler   (151 words)

  
 wheeler county texas hold em tournament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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