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McCoy CREEK, Union County. This stream heads in the Blue Mountains west of La Grande and flows into Meadow Creek near Starkey. It has been known in the past as Ensign Creek on some maps, but in 1933 the postmaster at Starkey wrote the compiler that in his opinion McCoy Creek was the right name. McCoy Creek is the style used on recent maps of the U. S. Forest Service.

McCREDIE SPRINGS, Lane County. McCredie Springs on Salt Creek were named for Judge William Wallace McCredie, well - known Portland baseball enthusiast. They are on the Southern Pacific Cascade line and on the Willamette Highway about ten miles southeast of Oakridge. Mrs. Paul Sims of McCredie Springs wrote the compiler that Judge McCredie bought an interest in the springs about 1916. They were then known as Winino Springs. For additional information, see under that heading. There was once a post office on Salt Creek called Winino. There are several hot springs of varying temperatures, and a resort development. McCredie Springs post office was established September 14, 1926, with Mrs. Vivian Cartwright postmaster. This office was out of service for a time, but has been reestablished. Judge McCredie used the resort as a training quarters for the Portland baseball players. His nephew, Walter McCredie, was also interested in the activities of the Portland team.

McCUBBIN BASIN, Wallowa County. This basin, in township 2 south, range 43 east, was named for Leander McCubbin, who ranged sheep thereabouts.

McCully CREEK, Wallowa County. McCully Creek was named for Frank D. McCully, who ranged sheep there with Charles Christy. He was the second merchant in Joseph, Oregon.

McCURDY, Klamath County. A post office named McCurdy was established on the Klamath County list in February, 1882, and ran for a little over a year when it was closed to Linkville. Martin V. McCurdy was the first postmaster. The following quotation from the editorial column of the Klamath Falls Herald and News, June 4, 1948, contains useful information: "Yesterday, Jesse Drew was in from Hildebrand with the story of McCurdy post office. He said this post office, located about three miles from the present Lakeview-Hildebrand intersection at the Bliss store, was run for just about one year." Drew went on to say that he was living in the former McCurdy house, which he had remodeled. This house is situated about a quarter of a mile south of the northeast corner of section 10, township 38 south, range 111/2 east. It is about four miles north and a half mile east of Dairy.

McDERMITT, Malheur County. A post office with the name McDermitt was in service in the extreme south end of Malheur County from May 20, 1904, to May 26, 1908, when it was changed to the list for Humboldt County, Nevada. As far as the compiler can determine, the office has been in operation in Nevada ever since it was moved from the Oregon list. What there is of the community is very close to the state line. The writer has been unable to get the early history of this office, which was apparently established in Nevada. It was named for the military establishment Fort McDermit, and the fort was named for Lieutenant Colonel Charles McDermit of the Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, who was killed by Indians August 7, 1865, while scouting along a creek westward of what was later the post office. The name McDermitt is used