Reform, Missouri

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]

gollark: It has *five* backdoors!
gollark: Turtles: those weird things which move and dig.
gollark: It's a revolution in CC technology.
gollark: It's been called "bigger than turtles" by Yemmel.
gollark: How dare you?

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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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