In 2019, the area of the village that had been developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Fultonville Historic District in recognition of its well-preserved architecture from its original settlement, the era centering around the development of the Erie Canal, and afterwards.[3]
The area was located near to the site of the Mohawk village of Andagaron during the middle of the seventeenth century, which was located about a mile to the west.[4]
The first white settlement on the site was made around 1750 by John Evart Van Epps, and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. During the American Revolution, the homes that were located here were burned.[5]
Fultonville was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal and was incorporated as a village on August 9, 1848.
John Henry Starin was born in August 1825 in Sammonsville on the north side of the Mohawk, when the Erie Canal was in its infancy. His father, Myndert, had a tavern along the river and his grandfather, John, was a farmer who had served in the military during the American Revolution. The family was successful and had some money, but Starin would become one of the richest men in America as president of the Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. and as director of the North River Bank in New York City and the Fultonville National Bank.
Edward S Yates [Independent Democrat] [March 1960 - June 1987]
George Wadsworth [Pine Tree Party] [June 1987 - March 1991]
Gary Gifford Sr. [Independent] [March 1991 - April 1995]
Daniel Szabo [Independent Democrat] [April 1995 - Sept 2000] (Resigned)
Robert Headwell [Republican] [Sept 2000 - 2016] (Resigned to run for County Legislator)
George Donaldson [Republican] [2016- March 2017] (Acting)
Ryan B Weitz [Fultonville Future] [March 2017 - May 2017] (Resigned after one month) [6]
Linda Petterson-Law [Community] [Appointed May 2017 to March 31, 2018, elected March 2018 for term April 1, 2018 to March 31,2019 elected March 2019, term April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2023
Cobblestone Hall and Free Library was built sometime before 1868 when the house belonged to C. B. Freeman. Freeman was the proprietor of Fultonville Steam Mills. He lived at this residence until at least 1878 when F. W. Beers published a history of Montgomery and Fulton Counties. By 1905, a large wooden addition had been made to the rear of the building which was then called "Cobblestone Free Hall and Library." Most of the building still stands aside from the addition, and has since been converted into a private residence.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village covers a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10km2) is water.
The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River with the Village of Fonda on the opposite shore, linked by a bridge carrying NY-30A. The Mohawk River is part of the Erie Canal at this location.