Welcome to Budapest ...

Budapest is located in Haralson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Budapest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Budapest is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Budapest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Budapest (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Budapest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Budapest - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Budapest.

Communities near Budapest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Budapest.

• Carrollton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• Villa Rica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <3>
• Cedartown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Cedartown is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <3>
• Bremen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <3>
• Temple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>
• Hart Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
  • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
• Tyus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Bowdon Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <3>
• Bowdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <3>
• Mount Zion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Budapest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Budapest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Budapest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Budapest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Budapest. See our Newspapers Page for Budapest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Budapest ...

Looking for more information about Budapest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Budapest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Budapest.

Adding Budapest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Budapest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Budapest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Budapest post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Budapest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Budapest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Haralson County: www.haralsoncountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/