In 1874 under the
Russian Empire, a small railway station called Novooleksiivka was founded near a village of the same name (now renamed Oleksiivka). A new settlement gradually arose around the station, eventually became a village as well. As the cargo turnover of the station was small, the population of Novooleksiivka was mainly engaged in agriculture. It was a part of the Dniprovsky district of the
Tavriya Governorate at that time. In 1908, the first school was built at Novooleksiivka at the expense of local peasants, where 2 teachers were employed and 64 pupils were engaged. During the
Ukrainian War of Independence, from 1917 to 1920, it passed between various factions. Afterwards it was administratively part of the
Zaporizhzhia Governorate of Ukraine. In 1930, a
sovkhoz fruit-producing farm was built, whose main activity was the production, harvesting, storage, processing and sale of seeds. Until 26 January 2024, Novooleksiivka was designated
urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Novooleksiivka became a rural settlement. Novooleksiivka was captured by
Russian ground forces on the first day of the
Russian Invasion of Ukraine phase of the
Russo-Ukrainian War, after they crossed the nearby border from
Russian-occupied Crimea into mainland Ukraine. == Demographics ==