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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[1] The locale was sometimes called Gales City.[1] Gales Creek post office was established in 1874.[1] In the 19th century the town was the last stagecoach stop on the way to Tillamook.[2] 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.[3] The community is part of the Forest Grove Fire and Rescue district and has a fire station.[4]

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Church in Gales Creek

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