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Willowcreek is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Vale on U.S. Route 26. The community has a store and café.
Willowcreek post office was established in 1937 and was discontinued by 1980. Today Willowcreek has a Vale mailing address. The post office took its name from Willow Creek, a prominent stream of the county that is a tributary of the Malheur River. The Union Pacific (UP) station here was named Lancaster (or Lancaster Station) after Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station was on UP's Brogan Line, which was removed by UP. It was named by Brogan namesake D. M. Brogan, who was born in the Pennsylvania city.
Willowcreek Elementary School is part of the Vale School District.
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Coordinates: 44°06′53″N 117°21′52″W / 44.114605°N 117.364349°W