It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (Проко́пьевский) from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931. Prokopievsk est créée en 1918 par la fusion des villages de Monastyrskoïe et de Prokopievskoe ; elle reçoit le statut de ville en 1931.
