Preble, Indiana

About Preble

Preble, IN is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Indiana.

Preble holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.19 square miles.

📰 Preble News Today

• Eugene R. "Gene" Bulmahn Obituary January 21, 2026 zwickjahn.com · Jan 21
• ‘Foul play’ suspected after woman fatally injured near Indiana-Ohio line fox59.com · Jun 25
• Mississippi man charged with murder after woman found dead in semi near state line registerherald.com · Jul 2
• Court records: Man admitted to strangling, killing woman at Preble County truck stop Dayton Daily News · Jun 30
• 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Mercer County Outlook · Jun 26

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What Makes Preble Unique

• The only place in America named Preble — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.19 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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