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. A combined around 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Wheeler County, Texas, recently; the value of all Wheeler County land and rural real estate for sale was nearly $11 million. Wheeler County ranks 178th in Texas for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Wheeler County through the Lands of America Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $2,152,000. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Wheeler County, Shamrock 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.