Reform, Mississippi
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Reform is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located in
Choctaw County, Mississippi Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,547. Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vi ...
, United States, along
Mississippi Highway 15 Mississippi Highway 15 (MS 15) is a state highway in Mississippi. At almost , it is the longest highway in the Mississippi Highway System. MS 15 is divided into two sections due to a large gap between Stone County and Perry County. The southern ...
and is approximately south of Mathiston.


History

Reform was first established in 1887 and is located on the former
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, as well as Chicago, Illinois. From its two ...
. At one point, Reform was home to three general stores. It was also once serviced by a cotton gin and saw mill. A post office first began operation under the name Reform in 1888. Lignite was once mined for local use near Reform.


References

Unincorporated communities in Choctaw County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{ChoctawCountyMS-geo-stub