On March 9, 1826, the New York State Legislature passed an act establishing the town of Fallsburg.

[3] One month later, on April 4, the first town meeting was held in the schoolhouse where the hamlet of Fallsburg is today.

The Neversink River runs from north to south through the town and played an important role in its early development.

By 1800, the upper areas along the river were well settled by the people in the already existing towns and by newcomers.

The hamlet was a major business area for many years with a variety of shops and stores and its own post office from 1846 to 1923.

The town, within the Catskill Mountains, is in the heart of a once-popular predominantly Jewish summer resort area known as the Borscht Belt.

27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[11] Comedy legends, including Woody Allen, Rodney Dangerfield, Jerry Seinfeld, and Henny Youngman, performed there,[12] as did Sid Caesar, Billy Crystal, Buddy Hackett, Gabe Kaplan, Andy Kaufman, and Joan Rivers.

He would entertain customers while cleaning tables, giving him a chance to hone his skills while upping his tips.

[13] Famed prize fighters, former world heavyweight champions like Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston,[14] and Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson[15] trained there.

[19] International retreat center Shree Muktananda Ashram is also located in Fallsburg.

[23][24] Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe is a rabbinical college located in Fallsburg.

[25] Stagedoor Manor is a performing arts summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake, New York.

located on Murphy Road in Woodbourne, New York, is the longest continuous operating day camp in Sullivan County.

Woodbourne Correctional Facility is a medium security men's prison located in the hamlet of Woodbourne, New York and Sullivan Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison for male inmates located in Fallsburg.