Emergency Biohazard Cleanup Near North Markle Markle, IN

Markle is a town that straddles the line between Huntington and Wells counties in northeastern Indiana, lying along Interstate 69, U.S. Route 224, State Road 116 and State Road 3.

Markle was first laid out on June 25, 1836, under the name Tracy, by Elias Murray acting for Levi Beardsley of Cherry Valley, New York.

Markle stayed mostly a paper town for nearly fifteen years and only boomed after the railroad arrived, when the population roughly doubled within two years.

Markle was incorporated in 1889 with a population of 584 residents, and plank sidewalks were built the following year.

The Markle post office has been in continuous operation since 1852.

Markle had 1,071 residents at the 2020 census; the 2010 census counted 1,095 people living in 433 households.

The Wabash River flows along the south edge of Markle, and the town covers about 1.27 square miles.

Markle Industrial Park sits at Interstate 69 Exit 86, and trailer manufacturer Novae Corporation — a major local employer founded in 1995 — operates a large plant in Markle making Sure-Trac utility trailers.

Markle students are served by the Huntington County Community School Corporation, with older students attending Huntington North High School.