Masséna (French military officer) Massillon, Ohio – Jean Baptiste Massillon (French cleric) Matoaca, Virginia – Pocahontas (Matoaca was her name in her native language). Mathis, Texas – Thomas Henry Mathis (proprietor) Matteson, Illinois – George Joel Aldrich Mattison (note the spelling) Mattoon, Illinois – William Mattoon Maupin, Oregon – Howard Maupin (settler who established a farm and ferry here) Mauriceville, Texas – Maurice Miller (son of the first president of the Orange and Northwestern Railway) Mauston, Wisconsin – Milton M. Maughs (founder) (note the spelling) Mayer, Arizona – Joe Mayer (founder) Mayersville, Mississippi – David Meyers (landowner) (note the spelling) Maynard, Massachusetts – Amory Maynard (mill owner) Mays Landing, New Jersey – Cornelius Jacobsen May Maysville, Kentucky – John May (landowner) McAdenville, North Carolina – R.Y. McAden (state legislator) McAllen, Texas – John McAllen (settler) McArthur, Ohio – Gen. Duncan McArthur McClellandville, Delaware – William McClelland (settler) McColl, South Carolina – D.D. McColl (businessman) McConnelsville, Ohio – Robert McConnel McCool, Mississippi – James F. McCool McCracken, Kansas – William McCracken (railroader) McCune, Kansas – Isaac McCune (founder) McDonough, 3 places in Delaware, Georgia, and New York – Thomas Macdonough (naval officer) (note the spelling) McFarland, California – J.B. McFarland (founder) McGraw, New York – Samuel McGraw McGregor, Iowa – Alexander McGregor (landowner) McHenry, Illinois – William McHenry McKee, Kentucky – George R. McKee (judge) McKeesport, Pennsylvania – David McKee (ferry owner) McKinleyville, California – President William McKinley McKittrick, California – Capt. William McKittrick (local landowner and rancher) McMechen, West Virginia - the McMechen family (pioneers) McMinnville, Tennessee –Gov. Joseph McMinn McPherson, Kansas – Major Gen. James B. McPherson Mead, Colorado – Dr. Martin Luther Mead (landowner) Meade, Kansas – Gen. George Meade Meadville, Mississippi – Cowles Mead (territorial official) Meadville, Pennsylvania – Gen. David Mead (founder) Mebane, North Carolina – Gen. Alexander Mebane Medary, South Dakota – Samuel Medary (territorial governor of Kansas) Meeker, Colorado – Nathan Meeker (journalist) Mendenhall Springs, California – William M. Mendenhall (health spa proprietor) Mendoza, Texas – Antonio de Mendoza (colonial governor) Menifee, California – Luther Menifee Wilson (gold miner) Mercer, Maine – Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (Revolutionary War hero) Mercersburg, Pennsylvania – Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (Revolutionary War hero) Mercey Hot Springs, California – J.N. Mercy (early settler) Meredith, New Hampshire – Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet (member of British Parliament) Meredith, New York – Samuel Meredith (merchant) Merrill, Wisconsin – S.S. Merrill (railroader)