The village was founded in 1744 as Kobylenka ().Н. В. Муравьёв. Избранные краеведческие труды. Том 1. "Из истории возникновения населённых пунктов Тамбовской области". Центрально-Чернозёмное книжное издательство. Воронеж, 1989. According to the Second Audit of 1744, the village was settled by the migrants from nearby Koptevo and Zderevaya. According to the Audit, the village population was 152.
