information about fossil remains near Malin, see the Oregonian, December 3, 1925, editorial page.
Mallett, Malheur County. Mallett was named for C. W. Mallett, a pioneer rancher and nearby landowner. The station is just east of Vale.
Manhattan Beach, Tillamook County. This is a summer resort in Tillamook County. The name strongly savors of real estate activity. In 1926 the postmaster wrote that the town was named Manhattan Beach by its promoters because it was a watering place. There seems to be something peculiarly inappropriate about the name being used for a watering place because Gannett (USGS Bulletin 258) says the name Manhattan, as applied to the island in New York, was an Indian word, probably meaning place of drunkenness. The Indian name may well describe the locality of New York City, but it is generally understood that no one gets drunk in Oregon, certainly not at watering places. No indeed.
Manila, Yamhill County. Manila was a post office with a very short life. It was about five miles airline west of McMinnville or about eight miles by road, on the headwaters of Muddy Creek. It was named because the name Manila was so prominent in the news of the Spanish American War in the Philippines in the summer of 1898. Manila post office was established June 27, 1898, with Moses Morgan first of two postmasters. The office was closed to McMinnville on November 30, 1898.
Mann Lake, Harney County. This small lake is in the north end of Alvord Valley. It is fed by small streams from Steens Mountain. It was named for a nearby rancher.
Manning, Washington County. This community has been known as Manning for many years, and was named for Martin Manning, a local landholder.
Manzanita, Tillamook County. Manzanita is a beach resort and was surveyed and platted in 1912. The post office was established in 1914, with Emil G. Kardell first postmaster. Manzanita is Spanish for little apple, and the name is used on the Pacific Coast to designate shrubs of the Arctostaphylos group. They bear little fruits like miniature apples. Sweetser states that the shrub growing in Oregon is Arctostaphylos tomentosa. It grows at various places along the coast.
Maple Grove, Polk County. Maple Grove is a prominent highway intersection about four miles northeast of Pedee, characterized by some fine Oregon maple trees. There was a post office called Maple Grove in operation in this locality from July 27, 1903, to January 19, 1904, with William S. Bristow postmaster. The place is just north of Luckiamute River.
Mapleton, Lane County. The consensus of western Lane County is that Mapleton was named by "Grandma' Bean because of the presence of so many maple trees. These are the Acer macrophyllum, or bigleaf maple, also called the Oregon maple. "Grandma' Bean was born at Cadiz, Ohio, February 25, 1838, and her maiden name was Julia Ann Sharp. She was married to Obediah Roberts Bean on October 24, 1853, at the Nelson ranch north of Newberg, and the couple lived in the Chehalem Mountains until 1855, when they moved to Lane County. They were outstanding citizens and were the parents of eleven children, the eldest of whom was Oregon's famous judge, Robert Sharp Bean. The Beans moved to Mapleton about 1886 and the place was named shortly
