Boggstown, Indiana

Boggstown is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Boggstown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′47″N 85°54′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Sugar Creek
Elevation [1]	748 ft (228 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46110
Area code(s)	317 Exchange: 835
FIPS code	18-6292[2]
GNIS feature ID	431294

History

In early 1861, just before the Civil War, participants at a meeting in Boggstown approved a resolution to join the Confederacy in the event of hostilities.[4] Whatever the reason for this resolution, it had no practical effect. The town remained loyal to the United States and the state of Indiana throughout the conflict, and local soldiers fought exclusively on the Union side.

The community was platted in 1867, and named for Joseph Boggs, an early settler.[5] The Boggstown post office has been in operation since 1867.[6]

Boggstown once contained a school which was discontinued at an unknown date.[7]

Notable people

Actress Marjorie Main, best known as Ma Kettle, spent her teenage years here growing up on the first road north of town (300 North).

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Boggstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
4. Gable, Paul (November 20, 2012). "Want to secede? Go to Boggstown". The Shelbyville News. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
5. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 263.
6. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
7. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.