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 almost $24 million of land and rural real estate for sale in Wheeler County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Wheeler County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was almost 5,000 acres. Wheeler County ranks 192nd out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Wheeler County, 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 Texas's 137th biggest county (915 square miles). It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of Texas.