Singapore Cemeteries

To learn more about cemeteries in general, go to the Cemeteries Record Page.

Online Resources

 * Singapore National Environment Agency(NEA). The burial records for all Singapore public and state-governed cemeteries are kept by the NEA. Some of these records have been microfilmed and are kept at the Singapore National Archives.
 * Singapore National Library Infopedia. Articles about different cemeteries
 * - index and images on FamilySearch
 * BillionGraves Singapore Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
 * - index and images on FamilySearch
 * Find A Grave Singapore Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers

Cemeteries
Because of a lack of land, the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery is the only cemetery in Singapore still open for burials. However, even this cemetery has had many burials exhumed.


 * Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Office

910 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore 699819 Tel: 6793 7428 Fax: 6793 7400

Below is a table of some of the largest Singaporean cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

Listed below are some smaller cemeteries in Singapore.

Hokkien Cemeteries
Bukit Brown Cemetery Seh Lim Suah (姓林山) at Bukit Merah (1890-1967)
 * Bu Lim Suah off Old Jurong Road (until 1996)
 * Heng Suah Teng (恒山亭), located at Silat Road
 * Hong Lim Suah (芳林山) at Bukit Merah (1870s-1960s)
 * Leng Kee Suah (麟记山) at Leng Kee Road (1885-1963)
 * Hiap Guan Suah (协源山) at Telok Blangah (1882-1967)
 * See Kar Teng (四角(脚)亭) at Jalan Membina, Tiong Bahru
 * Heng Suah Teng (恒山亭) at Silat Road (1828-1941)
 * Hokkien Lao Suah (福建老山)
 * Sin Heng Suah Teng (新恒山亭) at Toa Payoh (1880s-1920s)
 * Tai Guan Suah
 * Phuah Pak Tiong (剖腹塚) off Yio Chu Kang Road (until 1970s)
 * Hock Suah Teng (福山亭) at Upper Changi Road 10 milestone (1950s-1990s)

Jewish Cemeteries
There are a few Jewish Cemeteries in Singapore. The International Jewish Cemetery Project gives descriptions of these cemeteries:
 * The Jewish Cemetery: Orchard Road
 * The Jewish Cemetery: Thomson Road
 * Chua Chu Kang Cemetery

Teochew Cemeteries
The first Teochew cemetery in Singapore, Tai Suah Ting, was started in 1845. After World War II, many of the Teochew cemeteries were destroyed as land was being used for redevelopment. In 2009, the last of the Teochew cemeteries was exhumed. Most of the bodies from Teochew cemeteries were moved to Yishun Memorial Park.
 * Tai Suah Ting
 * Kwong Yik Suah
 * Kwong Siu Suah
 * Kwong Hou Suah
 * Kwong Teck Suah
 * Kwong Ying Suah
 * Kwong Eng Suah
 * Wah Suah Teng

For a listing of other Singapore cemeteries click here

Additional Resources at the Family History Library
To find cemetery records for Singapore in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: To find cemetery records for lower jurisdictions:
 * 1) Go to FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: Singapore in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Singapore - Cemeteries
 * 1) Click on: Places within Singapore