It bordered Jämsänkoski, Jämsä, Kuorevesi, Keuruu, Petäjävesi and Korpilahti.

Koskenpää was defined as a chapel community in 1901, which became a separate parish in 1912.

[2] Koskenpään Tervatehdas Oy, a tar production factory, was founded in 1909 and was closed in the 50s.

Tynnyrimökit Oy still produces barrel saunas in the area of Koskenpää.

Like many other smaller settlements in Central Finland, Koskenpää has many summer homes, both private and rentable.