| Baekje (234~286) |
Baekwol |
| Goguryeo(300~331) |
Naesaeng-Hyun |
| Silla(757) |
Naeseong-Gun |
| Goryeo (1167) |
Yeongwol-Hyun |
| Goryeo (1372) |
Yeongwol-Gun |
| Joseon(1699) |
Yeongwol-Dohobu |
| Joseon(1895) |
Chungju-Bu Yeongwol county |
| Joseon(1896) |
Reverted to Province of Gangwon. |
| Joseon(1905) |
Juchon-Hyeon which is under the Wonju assigned to Yeongwol county |
| 1931.3.1 |
Yangbyun township was divided into Juchon township and Suju township |
| 1937.7.1 |
The name of Gunnae township was changed to Yeongwol township |
| 1960.1.1 |
Yeongwol township was promoted in status Yeongwol town (1 town, 7 township) |
| 1963.1.1 |
Deokgu village and Chunpyung village of Bonghwa county Chunyang township ㆍwere assigned to Sangdong township, Wolhyeon village, Bugok village and Ganglim village of Suju town were assigned to Hoengseong county |
| 1973.7.1 |
A part of Cheonpo village in Shindong town, Jeongseon county was admitted. Sangdong township was promoted in status Sangdong town (2 town 6 township) |
| 1986.4.1 |
Seokhang agency in Nokjeon village of Sangdong town was unified. Established Jungdong township |
| 1998.10.12 |
2 town, 7 township, 1 agency |