Tillamook County
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Ming Creek. 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. Ming Point, elevation 1600' above sea level, 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/sub/milo/archive/MiningDistricts/TillamookCounty/UnclassifiedDistrict/LarrewProperty/LarrewPropertyReport.pdf/ Accessed July 20, 2014.
U.S. Mining.com "Tillamook County, OR Gold Mines." http://www.us-mining.com/oregon/tillamook-county/gold-mines/ Accessed July 20, 2014.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series. The Peninsula, OR, 1984.
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