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 |
| 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]
