The village is located in the historical area of Zakhod (a part of Guslitsa).
[2] In the 19th century, it was a part of Zaponorskaya Volost of Bogorodsky Uyezd of Moscow Governorate.
The overwhelming majority of the population of Kostino were Old Believers, who from the end of the 19th century were guided by the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church.
[3] Before the Revolution, guslyaki (residents of Guslitsa) were known for their criminal tendencies and a propensity for horse-stealing.
[1] By 1862, the population increased slightly to 89 homesteads comprising 965 people (482 male and 483 female).