Mobeetie, Texas
Mobeetie is a tiny community in Wheeler County, in the eastern Texas Panhandle about 85 miles northeast of Amarillo, set amid the grasslands and creek country of the High Plains. It is widely regarded as the oldest town in the Panhandle, having grown up in the 1870s beside the frontier military post of Fort Elliott as a supply point on the buffalo-hunting range. After the fort was abandoned and the railroad bypassed the town, Mobeetie faded, and today it is a small rural settlement remembered mainly for that early history.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 86
- Change from 2020 base
- -5.5%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Wheeler County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Wheeler County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Mobeetie
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Mobeetie.
County History
Wheeler County Grew Up Around Fort Elliott and Cattle Trails
Wheeler County was the first organized county in the Texas Panhandle, with roots in buffalo hunting, a U.S. Army fort, and open-range cattle ranching.
Property Tax
Who Handles Property Taxes in Wheeler County
Two separate offices handle property taxes in Wheeler County: one sets your value, and one collects the bill.
Water Wells
Drilling a Water Well in Wheeler County Requires a Permit
Wheeler County is inside the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District, so you need a permit before drilling a water well.
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