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From Helen + dale. Originally named Point of Rocks, renamed Helen in 1897, after the daughter of a railroad official, and again to Helendale in 1918.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, United States. Full definition →
From Helen + dale. Originally named Point of Rocks, renamed Helen in 1897, after the daughter of a railroad official, and again to Helendale in 1918.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.