Saint Gabriel Cemetery was originally established to bury the Irish Catholics who died while digging the nearby Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.St Gabriels' church was adjacent to the cemetery but it burned down and was not replaced. Many of the families who were the Lockkeepers on the nearby Locks were also bured here.It fell into disuse for many years and is now under the jurisdiction of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.

St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Alloway Drive, Potomac, Maryland

St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Cemetery Sign, on Alloway Drive, Potomac, Maryland

Saint Gabriel Cemetery, 10706 Alloway Drive, Potomac, Maryland Lat: 39° 00' 24"N, Lon: 77° 13' 35"W St. Gabriel Cemetery initially served the parish of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church built in 1890. The church burned down in the 1930's.

Saint Gabriel Cemetery, 10706 Alloway Drive, Potomac, Maryland Lat: 39° 00' 24"N, Lon: 77° 13' 35"W Saint Gabriel Church built in 1890, burned down in the 1930's, but the graveyard is still maintained by Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.