[citation needed] In 1606, the whole settlement was relocated to the spot of today's Khvalynsk and came to be known as Sosnovy Ostrov (Сосновый Остров, lit.

[citation needed] In 1780, the settlement was granted uyezd town status and renamed Khvalynsk.

[citation needed] In the 18th–19th centuries, Khvalynsk was known as a local center for trading bread and agricultural produce.

Some scholars believe that Khvalynsk was used by Nikolai Gogol as a setting for his play The Government Inspector[citation needed].

[citation needed] As a municipal division, Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with two rural localities in Khvalynsky District, is incorporated within Khvalynsky Municipal District as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement.