Wheeler Springs, TexasWheeler Springs is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.HistoryWheeler Springs is located on Farm to Market Road 229, approximately 12 miles northwest of Crockett. It is believed to have been founded before 1900. The small community had a school, church, and a few houses. After World War II, the school closed and is now a ghost town, save a few widely scattered houses.EducationWheeler Springs is in both the Crockett and Grapeland Independent School Districts.