Ortley is a former town in Wasco County, Oregon, in the United States. It was about south of Rowena and about southeast of Mosier; the site is now on private land and no evidence of the townsite exists today. It is still classed as a populated place by the USGS. History Ortley was originally developed by the Hood River Orchard & Land Company which filed a plat for the townsite in 1911, naming it for the 'Ortley', a variety of apple. The company sold town lots and small orchard parcels, and Ortley quickly grew to a population of 300. The community included a post office, several shops and a hotel. However, the land proved unsuitable for apple production because of the prevailing high winds and scarcity of water. By 1922, the town was all but abandoned, and in that year the post office closed. See also List of ghost towns in Oregon References Further reading External links Image of Ortley's combination community center, store and post office from Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (CGDC) Image of hotel under construction at Ortley from the CGDC Images of the Ortley area from Flickr Company towns in Oregon Ghost towns in Oregon Former populated places in Wasco County, Oregon 1911 establishments in Oregon