Gales Creek, Oregon

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For other places with the same name, see Gales Creek.
Gales Creek
Unincorporated community

Gales Creek Store and Post Office
Gales Creek

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°W / 45.58667; -123.21361Coordinates: 45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°W / 45.58667; -123.21361
Country United States
State Oregon
County Washington
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

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. The community is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District, and includes a fire station.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2011/07/gales_creek_elementary_school_closure_rankles_forest_grove_parents.html
  2. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  3. ↑ "Pioneer History: Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest: Washington County, Oregon". Northwest College of the Bible. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  4. ↑ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries." (PDF). Washington County. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

External links

Church in Gales Creek


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