Reform, Missouri

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Reform is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located at the intersection of Routes CC and O approximately six miles north of Steedman and the Missouri River. The Reform Conservation Area lies just to the south. [2] The Callaway Nuclear Generating Station is located at Reform. [3]

History

A post office called Reform was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1907. [4] The origin of the name Reform is obscure. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reform, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ Hardy, Richard J.; Dohm, Richard R.; Leuthold, David A. (1995). Missouri Government and Politics. University of Missouri Press. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-8262-0990-0.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°45′55″N91°46′45″W / 38.76528°N 91.77917°W / 38.76528; -91.77917


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