Ben Wheeler is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.

Somewhat insulated from the effects of the Great Depression by the East Texas Oil Boom, Ben Wheeler had 18 businesses and a population of 375 in 1943.

By 1988, however, buoyed by the growth of nearby Tyler and Canton, the number of operating businesses in Ben Wheeler had risen to twenty-two and in 2000 the community was home to an estimated 400 residents.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, a moderate tornado with sustained winds of 90-100 mph struck the communities of Ben Wheeler and Edom, Texas.

Every year, on the fourth weekend in October, the community celebrates their feral hog population with festivities held downtown.