The name of Kuorevesi is derived from the lake's name, which literally means "
smelt water". Kuorevesi was first mentioned in 1449 as
Kohrevesi, though this may have referred to the lake. The area was a part of the
Kangasala parish until 1540 and
Orivesi until 1640, after which it became a part of the
Längelmäki parish separated from Orivesi in the same year. Kuorevesi acquired its first proper church in 1683. Kuorevesi became a separate municipality in 1873 and a parish in 1881. It remained independent until 2001, when it was merged into
Jämsä. ==People born in Kuorevesi==