Dido was believed to be founded circa 1848 after David Thurmond named the town for the tons of horse dung that lay on the trail leading to the town. ("Dido" was a slang word for horse manure in the mid-1800s.)
When setting up the small town, David offered to name it "Dido" out of his frustration. The town incorporated a post office sometime in the 1850s, making it officially named Dido.[2]
In 1887, small portions of land were donated by Dr. Isaac Van Zandt to build a schoolhouse, a church, and the Dido Cemetery.
Not much else is known about the history of the town but the Dido Methodist Church still operates today and there have been movements to restore the town to its former glory.[3]
Declineedit
Dido had a promising future until, like many other Texas ghost towns, it was bypassed by the railroad.
The conveniences of the town suddenly became obsolete as many residents moved to surrounding towns, notably Saginaw.
Additional Informationedit
Although there remains unknown history about this charming ghost town, many residents of nearby towns, especially Saginaw and Eagle Mountain, have claimed to have more information.
Someone claimed that Dido is currently a small community of people trying to restore the town by holding picnics and community meetings, while another claimed to have been related to the founder of the town.[4]
Geographyedit
Dido is generally located between Eagle Mountain, Pecan Acres, and Saginaw, although the boundaries of the former town remain uncertain. The town lies on Morris Dido Newark Road and Dido Hicks Road on the coast of Eagle Mountain Lake. Nearby towns include Saginaw, Pecan Acres, Avondale, Newark, Eagle Mountain, and Haslet.
dido, texas, dido, ghost, town, tarrant, county, near, pecan, acres, state, texas, town, located, near, eagle, mountain, lake, near, town, saginaw, ghost, towndidoshow, texasdidoshow, united, statescoordinates, 95139, 48556, 95139, 48556countryunited, statesst. Dido is a ghost town in Tarrant County near Pecan Acres in the U S state of Texas The town is located near Eagle Mountain Lake and near the town of Saginaw Dido TexasGhost townDidoShow map of TexasDidoShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 32 57 05 N 97 29 08 W 32 95139 N 97 48556 W 32 95139 97 48556CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyTarrantTime zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID2034343 1 Contents 1 History 2 Decline 3 Additional Information 4 Geography 5 ReferencesHistory editDido was believed to be founded circa 1848 after David Thurmond named the town for the tons of horse dung that lay on the trail leading to the town Dido was a slang word for horse manure in the mid 1800s When setting up the small town David offered to name it Dido out of his frustration The town incorporated a post office sometime in the 1850s making it officially named Dido 2 In 1887 small portions of land were donated by Dr Isaac Van Zandt to build a schoolhouse a church and the Dido Cemetery Not much else is known about the history of the town but the Dido Methodist Church still operates today and there have been movements to restore the town to its former glory 3 Decline editDido had a promising future until like many other Texas ghost towns it was bypassed by the railroad The conveniences of the town suddenly became obsolete as many residents moved to surrounding towns notably Saginaw Additional Information editAlthough there remains unknown history about this charming ghost town many residents of nearby towns especially Saginaw and Eagle Mountain have claimed to have more information Someone claimed that Dido is currently a small community of people trying to restore the town by holding picnics and community meetings while another claimed to have been related to the founder of the town 4 Geography editDido is generally located between Eagle Mountain Pecan Acres and Saginaw although the boundaries of the former town remain uncertain The town lies on Morris Dido Newark Road and Dido Hicks Road on the coast of Eagle Mountain Lake Nearby towns include Saginaw Pecan Acres Avondale Newark Eagle Mountain and Haslet References edit Dido Texas Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Dido Texas Ghost Town www ghosttowns com Retrieved April 12 2023 Dido Texas and Dido Cemetery Tarrant County www texasescapes com Retrieved April 12 2023 Dido Texas and Dido Cemetery Tarrant County www texasescapes com Retrieved April 12 2023 nbsp This article about a location in Tarrant County Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dido Texas amp oldid 1189386712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
