Ming Creek. Tillamook County.
Ming Creek begins at Ming Point, flowing southward into the
Wilson River. The area has a long history of gold mining that continues today. See Ming Point, Tillamook County. Reference: Oregon Historical Mining
Information; U.S. Mining.com; U.S.G.S. Quadrangle.
Ming Point. Tillamook County.
Ming Point. Tillamook County.
Ming Point, elevation 1600 feet, has at least two
possible place name origins. First, although initially appearing to be a
Chinese surname, Ming is a common surname in Europe and may have no
relationship to the Chinese. Second, it has been suggested that the place name
may result from a typographic error with the peak being originally known as
Mining Point. See Ming Creek, Tillamook County. Reference: McArthur and
McArthur 2003: 649.
References
McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur. 2003. Oregon
Geographic Names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press.
Oregon Historical Mining Information. http://www.oregongeology.org/ Accessed July 20, 2014.
U.S. Mining.com "Tillamook County, OR Gold Mines." http://www.us-mining.com/ Accessed July 20, 2014.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series. The Peninsula, OR, 1984.
