Montford Point Federal Cemetery in Montford Point, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 34.74733, -77.41627
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From April through October 1941 the federal government acquired land in 14 separate transactions, including condemnations. More than 600 families in the area were paid for their land in order to build Camp Lejune. Most were small cemeteries that were located on the family property.

Also included in this acquisition were many small family cemeteries. The graves in these cemeteries were moved to a new cemetery - The Montford Federal Cemetery.

Some of those cemetery names that were included were:
Brinson Graveyard
Brown Graveyard
Cooper Graveyard
Coston Graveyard
Dixon Graveyard
Enon Chapel Church Cemetery
Farnell Graveyard
Foy & Humphrey Graveyard
Gillette Graveyard
Gilman Graveyard
Gornto Graveyard
Gregory Graveyard
Hancock Graveyard
Hawkins Graveyard
Henry L. Humphrey Graveyard
Howard Graveyard
Hurst Graveyard
Kellum Graveyard
Lewis Graveyard
Marshbourn Graveyard
Marine Graveyard
Melton Graveyard
Old Montford Graveyard
Old Pollard Graveyard
Old Pollock Graveyard
Old Thompson Graveyard
Old Ward Graveyard
Pearson Graveyard
Provow Graveyard
Rhodes Graveyard
Robinson Graveyard
Russell Graveyard
Sewell Graveyard
Simmons Graveyard
Smith Graveyard
Stiles Graveyard
Turner Graveyard
Walton Graveyard
Wards Will Graveyard
Wilson Graveyard
Winberry Graveyard
Young Graveyard

As of 1999 there were over 1100 graves re-interred in the Montford Federal Cemetery. Many had no markers and were only listed by the graveyard they came from.