Gabriel Cemetery is a special place; along with its Historical Legacy. It's natural and tranquil setting makes it a very private and memorable place for your loved ones. Gabriel is the oldest African American cemetery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.  The cemetery's history is not completely known,  but it is believed to have been founded in the 1800's. That belief is based on an existing headstone displaying the recorded internment date of 1902. There are graves that do not have headstones or identifying markers; some have given way due to years of natural erosion. The cemetery contains an array of traditional burial elements, which range from simple to more decorative markers, as well as vaults and slabs.

As of 2022 there is a total of 1,144 recorded burials which consists of (567) unmarked and (577) recorded burials. Gabriel Cemetery's historical addings continues with a rich history of military veterans totalling 70 whom have served in wars from WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and more. This is to include civil rights activists who made major changes in Pascagoula, Jackson County and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There has been an updated listing of plots completed by Researcher/ Project Director Anne' McMillion in February of 2022 to better identify the unmarked and recorded graves. This study produced detailed listing of rows which are numbered from South to North and plots are reported from West to East. The names that have no location were taken from death records, obituaries, and relatives. Markers are placed at the beginning south entrance gate starting with Section 1 through 8 to identify the rows for each plot.