Details for Wheeler County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5483005779
Data
| Marker Number | 5779 |
| Atlas Number | 5483005779 |
| Marker Title | Wheeler County |
| Index Entry | Wheeler County |
| Address | 401 S. Main St. |
| City | Wheeler |
| County | Wheeler |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 384519 |
| UTM Northing | 3923098 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Wheeler County Courthouse, E side facing US 83 (Alan Bean Ave.) |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized April 12, 1879. Named in honor of Royal T. Wheeler (1810-1864). Associate justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, 1844-1858. Chief Justice, 1858-1864. County Seat, Mobeetie, 1879-1906. Wheeler, since. |