Waypoints Detours
A Frontier Crossroads in the Texas Panhandle
Wheeler County sits where the rolling plains run right into the rough edges of the Caprock. Folks first set it up in 1876, then organized it in 1879, making it the oldest county in the Texas Panhandle. When Wheeler County took shape, the wild frontier finally started to feel like home for ranchers, traders, and families looking to settle down. […]
