Reisterstown in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John and Margaret Reister
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2015
1. John and Margaret Reister Monument
1715 - 1804
Margaret Reister
Died 1803
Dedicated to
Reistertown's Founder
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1715.
Location. 39° 27.829′ N, 76° 49.814′ W. Marker is in Reisterstown, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Cockeys Mill Road. Monument is in Reistertown Community Cemetery, about 400 feet WSW of the intersection of Cockeys Mill Road and Main Street (Maryland Route 140). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reisterstown MD 21136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oldest High School in Baltimore County (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel William Norris (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buffalo Soldiers (about 300 feet away); Becoming Reisterstown (about 600 feet away); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (about 700 feet away); Railroad Ave (approx. one mile away); Glyndon Station (approx. one mile away); Hannah More Academy (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reisterstown.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2015
2. John and Margaret Reister Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2015
3. Reisterstown Community Cemetery Sign
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2015
4. Reisterstown Community Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,113 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
