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Fallsbury Township, in the extreme northeast corner of Licking County, was one of the last areas settles by Europeans.  Knox County and Coshocton Counties lie to the north of Fallsbury, Coshocton County to the east, Perry Township to the south and Eden Township to the west. The terrain in the township is hilly and rough in a manner similar to Eden Township, but with even less easily accessible farmland. 

Unlike most parts of Licking County, Fallsbury has little surviving evidence of Native American mounds, earthworks, and enclosures.  At the time of European settlement, accounts record the presence of groups of Shawnee encamping near the Wakatomika Creek in the township, but no significant structures.  

The frst settler of European descent was David Bright, who built a cabin there in 1818. The township was not organized until 1826. <ref> Brister, E., ''Centennial History'', (1909), 280-282 </ref>  A small village sprang up near the center of the township and was called Fallsburg or Fallsbury. It once had a post office which no longer exists.  The village, along with the township in general, had a population decline since the mid-nineteenth century. In 1850, the population numbered over twelve hundred.  <ref> Brister, E., ''Centennial History'', (1909), 280-284</ref>  The population of Fallsbury in the 2010 census was only 981. <ref> https://lickingcounty.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=49096 </ref>  The area remains rural and devoted to agriculture today.  

 

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