 The village was first mentioned in 1135 as "Werbouch"(later as 1262 "Werbouk Inferior", 1285 "Warabuk", 1342 "Werbok").In 1256 King Bela IV moved colonists from Hontianske Nemce to the location of Čabradský Vrbovok.The village belonged to the Čabraď Castle and the Hunt family.