As is the case with several other nearby villages (e.g. Bastasi), excavations from the period when the Illyrians lived in Livanjsko Polje were found in Vrbica.

During World War II, Vrbica remained famous for an event that is long remembered.

Vrbica became known at the beginning of the 20th century for Marc Léger, a former member of the BiH peacekeeping force who served in the Livno area.

Namely, after the deaths in Afghanistan on April 17, 2002, Vrbica residents sent a letter of condolences to Léger's widow in Canada.

Thanks to her activity and desire, the school (parish home) and the Orthodox church – the largest in the area – were restored Vrbica's population is of Serb ethnicity, which has declined dramatically since the last war.