The Texas Panhandle gets its name for its proximity to the handle-shaped portion of its neighbor, Oklahoma. It is the state's least populated region. There was a total of around $25 million of farms and ranches for sale in Wheeler County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Wheeler County land and rural real estate for sale was 5,000 acres. Wheeler County ranks 192nd in Texas for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Wheeler County with land and rural real estate for sale, Wheeler featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Wheeler County is Texas's 137th largest county (915 square miles). It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of the state.