Gales Creek | |
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 Gales Creek Store and Post Office (BOTH CLOSED) | |
  Gales Creek Location within the state of Oregon  Gales Creek Gales Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97117[1] |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Gales Creek is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 8 northwest of Forest Grove in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range.
Gales Creek shares its name with a stream, a tributary of the Tualatin River, that was named for pioneer Joseph Gale, who settled in the area[2] The locale was sometimes called Gales City.[2] Gales Creek post office was established in 1874.[2] In the 19th century the town was the last stagecoach stop on the way to Tillamook.[3] Gales Creek Elementary School was established in 1859 and is served by the Forest Grove School District. The school closed in 2011, and currently acts as a special education treatment facility.[4] The community is part of the Forest Grove Fire and Rescue district and has a fire station.[5]
- ^ "Gales Creek ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Pioneer History: Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest: Washington County, Oregon". Northwest College of the Bible. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "Gales Creek Elementary School closure rankles Forest Grove parents". July 2011.
- ^ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries" (PDF). Washington County. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.