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 nearly $37 million of farms and ranches for sale in Wheeler County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Wheeler County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was nearly 7,000 acres. Wheeler County ranks 187th in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Wheeler County with land for sale, Wheeler featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Wheeler County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Wheeler County is the 137th biggest county (915 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of the state.