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1973 Map of Markle

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Markle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Markle serves as the central hub of this 1970s landscape, situated along the Wabash River where the Huntington and Wells County line divides the terrain. The map captures a complex water management system featuring the broad Wabash River Lake and numerous drainage channels such as Griffin Ditch and Elkenberry Ditch. A diagonal Indian Treaty Boundary cuts across the northern rural sections, overlaying the modern grid of township roads.

Local history is preserved through scattered rural landmarks, including the Township School and several country houses of worship like Emmanuel Church and St Pauls Church. Transportation patterns are dominated by the Erie-Lackawanna rail line and the developed Markle State Recreation Area. Genealogists may find value in the specific placement of family-named plots like Spider Hill Cemetery and Sparks Cemetery.