The area of present-day Zhuxi County once belong to the
Chu State. Part of the remains of the , which possibly date back to the
3rd century BCE. Zhuxi County was established in 1476 under the reign of the
Chenghua Emperor. In 1914, it was placed under the jurisdiction of . In 1932, the Republic of China introduced , and the county was assigned to the 11th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province. In 1936, it was reassigned to the 8th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province. In 1949, under the
People's Republic of China, Zhuxi County was assigned to , which was renamed to Yunyang Prefecture the following year. The county was moved to in 1952, but was moved back to Yunyang Prefecture in 1965. In 1994, Zhuxi County was placed under the
prefecture-level city of
Shiyan, where it remains today. In 2010, was upgraded from a
township to a
town. In 2013, and were upgraded from townships to towns. == Geography ==