Boggstown is an unincorporated town in Sugar Creek Township

Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,055.During the American Civil War, the township seceded from the Union.-External links:* *...

, Shelby County

Shelby County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 43,445 people, 16,561 households, and 12,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile . There were 17,633 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. The population has varied between 350 and 500 persons in recent years.

During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, the town and the surrounding township seceded from the Union.
Actress Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main was an American character actress, mainly at MGM, perhaps best known for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies.-Early life and career:...

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