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Gales Creek, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°W / 45.58667; -123.21361CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyWashingtonTime zoneUTC-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]

References

^ "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.