Boggstown, Indiana
| Boggstown | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Boggstown | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′47″N 85°54′59″W / 39.56306°N 85.91639°WCoordinates: 39°33′47″N 85°54′59″W / 39.56306°N 85.91639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Shelby |
| Township | Sugar Creek |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| ZIP code | 46110 |
| Area code(s) | 317 Exchange: 835 |
| FIPS code | 18-6292[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 431294[2] |
Boggstown is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
History
Boggstown has not repealed a secession resolution passed in 1861.[3]
The community was platted in 1867, and named for Joseph Boggs, an early settler.[4] A post office was established at Boggstown in 1867.[5]
Boggstown once contained a school which was discontinued at an unknown date.[6]
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
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Boggstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ↑ Gable, Paul (November 20, 2012). "Want to secede? Go to Boggstown". The Shelbyville News. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 263.
- ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.
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