Details for Dido Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439001223
Data
| Marker Number | 1223 |
| Atlas Number | 5439001223 |
| Marker Title | Dido Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Dido Cemetery |
| Address | Morris - Dido - Newark Rd. |
| City | Dido |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 641652 |
| UTM Northing | 3646917 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Fort Worth, take Business 287 Northwest about 12 miles. Then go west on Peden Rd. for about 3 mi. Then go North on Morris-Dido-Newark Rd, and continue about a mi. to Cemetery on west side of Rd. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The earliest marked grave in this cemetery is that of Amanda Thurmond (1878-1879), granddaughter of Dave Thurmond, who in 1848 first settled this area. Dempsey S. Holt donated three acres in 1887 for a school, church and cemetery. Dr. Isaac L. Van Zandt, a pioneer physician and Confederate veteran, deeded additional land in 1894. The Village of Dido was named for the mythological Queen of Carthage. A thriving community with a Post Office and stores, Dido declined after the railroad bypassed it in the 1890s. Among the 1,000 graves here are those of many pioneer families. (1977) |