Oregon Geographic Names 6th Ed. by Lew McArthur Pg 528 Macksburg Clackamas Co. Macksburg is about five miles east of Canby. The little community was named for the Mack family, well know in the locality. Macksburg post office was established Mar 6 1884, with Geo. H. McPherson first postmaster and was discontinued in Sept 1903. Pg 134-135 Canby, Clackamas Co. Canby was named for Major-General Edward R. S. Canby, commander of the Department of the Columbia, who was killed by Modoc Indians on Apr. 11, 1873, at a peace parley not far from the California-Oregon line south of what is now Klamath Falls...... .....no date was given for time this community was started. My guess on the name is either the paper messed up or that like you suggested that folks from Macksburg were commonly buried at Zion Memorial Cemetery it was probably the closest one for the general public. Natan it will be interesting to see what the death cert has to say for place of burial. Janice M. Healy Co-compiler of "Oregon Burial Site Guide" Aloha, Oregon U.S.A. Mailto:[email protected] "Oregon Burial Site Guide" http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/obsg.html Plan ahead for the following conferences: NGS Conference 1-4 June 2005, Nashville Tennessee FGS Conference 9-10 Sept 2005, Salt Lake City Public service site http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ancestors.html