Explore Markle, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Markle, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Markle.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Markle |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Huntington County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.824615 |
| Longitude | -85.338844 |
| Population | 1,071 |
| Density | 301.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 46770 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Huntington |
| School District | Huntington County Community School Corporation |
Markle anchors itself firmly amidst the flat, fertile plains of northern Indiana, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vast, shifting sky. It lies 9.2 miles east-southeast of Huntington, IN (from Huntington, IN: bearing 116°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-southwest of Ossian. The Wabash River traces a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle artery through the earth that has long defined the character of the soil and the movement of the seasons. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of the grain fields and turning the late afternoon stubble into a burnished, copper haze that seems to suspend the world in a quiet, golden stillness. Adjacent to these open reaches, the J. Edward Roush Recreation Area offers a sprawling expanse of managed green, providing a sanctuary where the land remains open to the sky and the wind moves unimpeded across the tall, wild grasses.
Markle emerged from the industrious spirit of the nineteenth century, growing outward from the intersection of rail and river to sustain a local economy rooted in the resilience of the Midwest. The rhythm of life in Markle persists in the steady hum of commerce and the enduring presence of brick-fronted buildings that have watched the decades turn, preserving a quiet dignity in their weathered facades. While the industrial currents of the region have ebbed and flowed, the people here maintain a connection to the cycles of the earth, often venturing toward Salamonie Lake for respite or finding solace in the quietude of the surrounding rural woodlots. There is a perceptible gravity to the way the day concludes here, as the shadow of the grain elevator lengthens against the pavement and the cooling air carries the faint, grounding scent of damp earth and distant, harvested fields.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Markle, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.824615, -85.338844. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Markle includes the ZIP code (46770), telephone area code (574), county seat of Huntington County (Huntington), and school district assignment (Huntington County Community School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |