about four miles airline south of McKenzie Bridge. It bears the name of the late Nelson M. Macduff, for many years supervisor of the Cascade National Forest. The suggestion which led to the naming of the peak was made by Smith Taylor, formerly forest ranger at McKenzie Bridge. The name has been officially adopted by the USBGN.
Macey Cove, Douglas County. Mrs. R. W. Williams of Reedsport wrote the compiler about 1925 that the name of the little cove on the east side of Umpqua River about two miles northeast of Winchester Bay is Macey Cove and not Macy Cove. She said the cove was named for a Colonel Charles Macey who was at one time at Fort Umpqua, Umpqua City. Macey's descendants are still living in the neighborhood. Heitman's Historical Register lists no officer with the name Charles Macey. Possibly Macey was a civilian attached to the post or resident of Umpqua City.
Macksburg, Clackamas County. Macksburg is about five miles east of Canby. The little community was named for the Mack family, well known in the locality. Macksburg post office was established March 6, 1884, with Geo. H. McPherson first postmaster. Locally the name is spelled Macksburg and that is the way it appears on government maps, including the post route map of 1900. The writer has seen the spelling Macksburg in various annual postal guides. Macksburg post office was discontinued in September, 1903.
Macleay, Marion County. Donald Macleay, a prominent merchant of Portland, was interested with William Reid in the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited. This company built the narrow gage railroad in the east part of the Willamette Valley, subsequently a branch of the Southern Pacific Company. Mr. Macleay gave several hundred dollars to build a school house at a station in Marion County which was forthwith given his name. For a short history of the community, see Salem Statesman, December 20, 1931.
Mad Creek, Linn County. This stream just east of Gates, was named by Thomas J. Henness in 1863 because of the turbulent waters. See the Salem Capital Journal, June 18, 1927, page 1. There is no truth in the story that the creek was named for an insane woman. Some maps show the stream as Mud Creek, which is wrong.
Madras, Jefferson County. Madras is in a more or less circular valley, and in earlier days the place was known as The Basin. When the community became established, and a post office was applied for, the name Palmain was suggested to postal authorities in Washington, in honor of John Palmehn, a well-known local resident. Palmehn platted part of the town now called Madras with the name Palmain, which he thought would be easier spelled than Palmehn. However, the authorities objected, fearing confusion with a post office called Palmer. On February 10, 1944, the Madras Pioneer published a letter from Bert Doze, a newspaperman in Wichita, Kansas, saying that he was sent to the new community about 1903 by his uncle, Joshua Hahn, to open a store. The name of the place was still undetermined. Willow Creek was suggested but was thought to be too cumbersome. Finally Hahn or Doze suggested the name Madras, which was taken from a bolt of cloth in the store. Madras is a well-known cotton fabric named for the city in India. Howard W. Turner, a long-time resident of Madras does not accept the Doze story and thinks that the Post Office Department named the place. However the compiler queried postal authorities on this point some years ago and was told the department had no record of suggesting the name Madras. The name of the
