West of the present-day village, the remains of a settlement dating back to Ottoman times have been found.

[clarification needed] During the wars for national unity (1912–1918) twelve men from the village died on the battlefields in battles with the then-enemies of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

[citation needed] On 14 August 1934 the village was renamed from Fjulbeler (Фюлбелер) to Elenovo, in memory of the new settlers that came after the Liberation of Bulgaria from the area of the town of Elena.

[citation needed] The larger Bulgarian families were: Bagaliovchani, Bairamite, Bulcherite, Gradevite, Nikolchovtsi, Novachkinovtsi, Pashovtsi, Parmukliite, Tsigularite and others.

[citation needed] Today the inhabitants of the village are Bulgarians, Turks, Pomaks and Romani (Gypsies), and for a short period of time people from Bessarabia, although the latter have since left due to a lack of livelihood.

[citation needed] To the present day the main means of support for the people of the village is farming and raising cattle.