Much of the area of the district belongs to the basin of Lake Beloye and thus of the Caspian Sea.

The eastern and northeastern parts of the district belong to the basin of the Onega River, which flows to the White Sea.

The name "Vashky" originates from Finnic languages where "vaskala" means a type of fish - Common bleak.

[10] Nevertheless, the archaeological data show that the settlement existed until the 10th century on the northern shore of the lake, close to the selo of Kisnema (now Troitskoye in Vashkinsky District).

The area became a part of Belozersky Uyezd of Belozersk Oblast of Novgorod Governorate.

[12] On September 23, 1937, Vashkinsky District was transferred to newly established Vologda Oblast.

The main specializations are cattle breeding (meat and milk production) and crops growing.

[16] A highway connecting Vologda and Vytegra crosses the district bypassing Lipin Bor.

The district contains two cultural heritage monuments of federal significance (both are archaeological monuments which are the remains of former settlements) and forty-three objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.