A Final Resting Place, Rich in Texas History
The Village of Dido was founded in 1848 and once was a thriving community with a post office, stores, school, church and cemetery. Dido was named for the mythological Queen of Carthage. In 1887, Dempsey S. Holt donated three acres for the school, Methodist church and the cemetery. In 1894, Dr. Isaac L. Van Zandt, a pioneer physician and Confederate veteran, deeded additional land. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is that of Amanda Thurmond (1878-1879), granddaughter of Dave Thurmond, who first sett
Dido Cemetery has many graves dating back to the late 1800’s – early 1900’s