Boggstown, Indiana

Boggstown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Boggstown is located in Indiana
Boggstown
Boggstown
Boggstown is located in the United States
Boggstown
Boggstown
Coordinates: 39°33′46″N 85°54′44″W / 39.56278°N 85.91222°W / 39.56278; -85.91222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipSugar Creek
Elevation
[1]
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
Approx 400
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46110
Area code317
FIPS code18-6292[2]
GNIS feature ID2830526[1]

Boggstown is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4] The Boggstown post office has been in operation since 1867.[5]

Boggstown once contained a school which was discontinued at an unknown date.[6]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Boggstown as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[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).

Eugene T. Robison WW2 Submarine Veteran Stationed aboard The USS Lagarto. Reported Missing in action. Ship was found in 2005. Still on watch.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boggstown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Gable, Paul (November 20, 2012). "Want to secede? Go to Boggstown". The Shelbyville News. Retrieved December 5, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 263.
  5. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.
  7. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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