About Wharton, TX
Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas United States.The area now known as Wharton was part of the Caney Run mail route established by the Republic of Texas in 1838. Major attractions include Texas and New Orleans Railroad Depot and West Milam Street Mercantile Historic District. Among the biggest companies in Wharton areProsperity Bancshares, Inc and Newfirst Financial Group, Inc. The biggest schools here are C G Sivells Elementary and Wharton Junior High School. One of the best places to visit when you are in Wharton is Wharton County Courthouse Historic Commercial District . Famous persons from Wharton includeLarry Dale, an American blues singer and guitarist and Albert Clinton Horton, first Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
