Hello all- Mah-coo-pan is the way I have always said it with just a little hint of the a-I was born and lived there for 27 years. I was always told and one of the tellers was an orthographer(some one who teaches word meaning) that it was a derivative of an Indian spelling or word. Dont know how true that is but it always worked for me. :) Rindy Dunn Fuchs Lyle & Rindy Fuchs 304 Missouri Ave Carterville, IL 62918-1810