Budapest Cemetery is located east of Tallapoosa, GA on Budapest Cemetery Road off Hwy 78.
The cemetery, containing about 20 graves, has a large arch gateway entrance and a split rail fence along the roadway. In 1888, three winemaking communities were founded here on some 2000 acres. A local land developer, Ralph L. Spencer, invited some 200 Hungarian wine-making families to settle this region. The wine industry flourished in this climate until 1908 when the passage of the Prohibition Act in Georgia spelled their doom. The residents were forced back to the Pennsylvania mines In July 2013, two picnic tables and a sign board were installed as an Eagle Scout project. Visitors are free to enjoy the tables and shade. Information and updates will be provided as often as possible and posted inside the sign board. A cookbook was created as a fundraiser to continue projects at the cemetery. “The Southern Roots of Budapest” - a collection of traditional Hungarian and classic Southern recipes is available