[3] It is named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, a chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

[4] However, circa 2010, the community of Shamrock, located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83, voted to allow liquor sales.

Within the city limits of Shamrock is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County.

[5] U.S. Highway 66 is no longer officially commissioned or signed, but has special brown historic signage at various points along its former routing.

29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] Media related to Wheeler County, Texas at Wikimedia Commons