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History · Fallsburg

Fallsburg’s post office opened in 1826, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 77% of U.S. towns · #466 of 758 in New York. What drives it

11 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 6 buildings. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1909 on, and the census since 1830.

1826first post office
11on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
3famous people
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Quick answers

How Fallsburg began

When was Fallsburg founded?

1826

The Fallsburg post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name. Four smaller post offices, Neversink Falls (1826), Hasbrouck (1846) and Centreville Station (1871), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 1,173 in 18302020 census: 14,192200 years

How historic is Fallsburg?

A−

More historic than 77% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Fallsburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Fallsburg’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Fallsburg is more historic than 77% of U.S. towns, #466 of 758 in New York. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its age ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.

A−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Fallsburg’s overall grade.
Founding era1826, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194014.1% of homes (±2.9) · typical NY town 26.6% · U.S. 8.4%BNational Register11 listings, 18 historic buildings, 12.3 per 10,000 residents · typical NY town 12.3 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 77%
NewerOlder
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 39%

New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Fallsburg’s 12.3 sits near the middle of its state (50% of New York towns have fewer) while its 18 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. The pre-1940 share (±2.9 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Fallsburg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Fallsburg, and 12 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Landmarks on the Register11 places on the National Register.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1982. Watch Fallsburg change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Fallsburg’s post office has been open since 1826. Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Fallsburg
1826–today
Neversink Falls
1826–1828
Woodbourne
1828–today
Hasbrouck
1846–1923
Loch Sheldrake
1853–today
Centreville Station
1871–1917
Hurleyville
1872–today
South Fallsburg
1873–today
Divine Corners
1880–1967
Mountain Dale
1880–today
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Divine CornersFoxcroft Village Mobile Home ParkGlen WildHasbrouckHurleyvilleLoch SheldrakeMountain DaleSouth FallsburgSunrise Mobile Home ParkWestwood Glen Mobile Home ParkWoodbourneWoodridge
1cemetery inside Fallsburg
Hillside

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Fallsburg’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fallsburg’s history is told.

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On the National Register

11 historic places in Fallsburg

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
11
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
18
each building in a district counts
first listed
1984
Glen Wild Methodist Church
Glen Wild Methodist ChurchLoch Sheldrake SynagogueSilver Lake Dam, built 1840Ohave Shalom Synagogue, built 1930South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue, built 1902Rivoli TheatreCenter TheatreHebrew Congregation of Mountaindale Synagogue, built 1917Woodbourne Reformed Church ComplexLevitz Family FarmHasbrouck Stone House
BuildingsDistrictsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals4
Gothic1
Art Deco1
Greek Revival1
Glen Wild Methodist ChurchGothic
Loch Sheldrake SynagogueLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Silver Lake DamBuilt 1840
Ohave Shalom SynagogueLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1930
South Fallsburg Hebrew Association SynagogueLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1902
Rivoli TheatreLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Center TheatreArt Deco
Hebrew Congregation of Mountaindale SynagogueBuilt 1917
All 11 listings
Woodbourne Reformed Church ComplexBuilding · listed 2003Levitz Family FarmDistrict · listed 2002Hasbrouck Stone HouseBuilding · listed 2019

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Fallsburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fallsburg.

Read it all →

On March 9, 1826, the New York State Legislature passed an act establishing the town of Fallsburg. The town was created from parts of the towns of Thompson and Neversink. Fallsburg takes its name from a waterfall on the Neversink River and was established in 1826. One month later, on April 4, the first town meeting was held in the schoolhouse where the hamlet of Fallsburg is today.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fallsburg, 1826 to 1930

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1826Born hereHenry R. Low is born here
  3. 1826Post officeThe Fallsburg post office opens
  4. 1826Post officeThe Neversink Falls post office opens
  5. 1828Post officeThe Neversink Falls post office closes
  6. 1828Post officeThe Woodbourne post office opens
  7. 1840BuiltSilver Lake Dam is built
  8. 1846Born hereIsaac N. Cox is born here
  9. 1875In the archiveCounty atlas of Sullivan, New York
  10. 20th century
  11. 1902BuiltSouth Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue is built
  12. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  13. 1917BuiltHebrew Congregation of Mountaindale Synagogue is built
  14. 1930BuiltOhave Shalom Synagogue is built
By decade

Fallsburg, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s2 items
County atlas of Sullivan, New York1875County atlas of Sullivan, New YorkMapCounty atlas of Sullivan, New York1875County atlas of Sullivan, New YorkMap
Today11 recent
NY 55 eb entering Bradley, June 20262026NY 55 eb entering Bradley, June 2026NY 42 sb at Sullivan CR 52-53, June 20262026NY 42 sb at Sullivan CR 52-53, June 2026Dining room decorated for the Succos holidays at the Lebowitz Pine View Hotel in Fallsburg, NY.602012Dining room decorated for the Succos holidays at the …Hebrew Congregation of Mountaindale Synagogue2008Hebrew Congregation of Mountaindale SynagogueDowntown Mountaindale, NY2008Downtown Mountaindale, NYSullivan Main2007Sullivan MainSullivan Annex2007Sullivan AnnexFall00052007Fall0005Fall00042007Fall00041-Pine-Forest-(Fallsburg)-220031-Pine-Forest-(Fallsburg)-21-Pine-Forest(Fallsburg)-120031-Pine-Forest(Fallsburg)-1
On the map

Fallsburg on the map, 1909 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fallsburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fallsburg on the 1909 USGS mapFallsburg on the 1911 USGS mapFallsburg on the 1943 USGS mapFallsburg on the 1966 USGS mapFallsburg on the 1982 USGS map1909Monticello sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fallsburg.

People over time

Fallsburg, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000185019001950200014,192

Grew from 1,173 people in 1830 to 14,192 in 2020, more than tenfold.

20 censuses, 1830–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fallsburg’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Fallsburg

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Isaac N. CoxAmerican politician · b. 1846
H
Henry R. LowAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1826
G
Greg KulzAmerican artist
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Thompson6 historic placesA−Neversink3 historic placesB+Mamakating4 historic placesAWawarsing12 historic placesA+Liberty13 historic placesAMountain Dale1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKiamesha LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fallsburg’s history

What year was Fallsburg founded?

The Fallsburg post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Fallsburg rank for history?

Fallsburg is more historic than 77% of U.S. towns, #466 of 758 in New York. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Fallsburg?

11 listings: 9 buildings, among them the Glen Wild Methodist Church (listed 1984, the first), 1 historic district, the Levitz Family Farm, with 6 contributing buildings, and 1 structure. 18 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Fallsburg?

14% of Fallsburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.9 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1982.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (13), Wikidata (4), the National Register of Historic Places (11), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.