Bukit Timah had many small private plots of cemeteries, partly due to its prime location according to Chinese geomancy. One particular cemetery located at Lorong Panchar was called Hock Seng Cemetery where numerous Chinese patriots from WWII were laid to rest here. Unfortunately with the redevelopment of Bukit Timah, the cemeteries in the area were exhumed and Hock Seng Cemetery, likewise, was exhumed in the early 1990s.
Another prominent cemetery in Bukit Timah was the Fong Yun Thai Clan Hakka cemetery located at Holland Link, near Brizay Park. It was founded in 1885 by the clansmen of three Hakka counties in China and refurbished from 1901 to 1902. It ceased to operate in 1971 after being acquired by the government. The exhumed remains from the cemetery have been re-housed in the columbarium of the Fong Yun Thai Association.