Dido, Texas

Dido, Texas
Ghost town
Dido is located in Texas
Dido
Dido
Dido is located in the United States
Dido
Dido
Coordinates: 32°57′05″N 97°29′08″W / 32.95139°N 97.48556°W / 32.95139; -97.48556
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTarrant
Established1848
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2034343[1]

Dido is a ghost town in Tarrant County, Texas. It is located 16 miles northwest of Fort Worth on the eastern shore of Eagle Mountain Lake.[2] The town was deserted primarily because it was bypassed by the arrival of railroads in the 1890s.

History

The town of Dido was founded in 1848 and named after the mythological queen of Carthage.[3] Its post office was built In 1888.[4]

In the 1890s, the Texas and Pacific Railway and Fort Worth and Denver City Railway built their rail development through Saginaw, instead of Dido, leading to a decrease in population.[5][6]

In 1894, Isaac Van Zandt donated a portion of land to build a schoolhouse, church, and the Dido Cemetery.[7] The modern-day Dido Methodist Church houses a community center and hosts meetings of a local women's organization.[8] Residents host "Dido Days" on the last Sunday in April each year, at the cemetery.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Dido, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Details - Dido Cemetery - Atlas Number 5439001223 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  3. ^ "Home". Dido Cemetery. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  4. ^ "Dido - Texas Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ "Details - Dido Cemetery - Atlas Number 5439001223 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  6. ^ "Dido, Texas, and Dido Cemetery, Tarrant County". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  7. ^ "Dido Cemetery". Dido Cemetery. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  8. ^ "Dido, Texas, and Dido Cemetery, Tarrant County". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. ^ "Dido Days". Dido Cemetery. Retrieved 2025-05-01.


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