The settlement of the territory where the modern village of Bylym is located began in the X-XI centuries, although permanent settlements arose during the late Middle Ages. At that time there were several small settlements, such as Kochkar-Tash, Shashbovat, Kala-Kol, Chalmaly, Kyrs-Kam, Barasbievsky, Hasty-Gestenti, Dzhigat, Gizhgit, Sary-Tyuz, Kyr, Ozarukovsky, Kesants, Tolgurovsky, belonging to the Chegem and Baksan societies.
In 1920, after the establishment of Soviet power, these settlements were merged into one village called Byly. The Former Society was created, including the majority of these settlements, and thus the Former became independent of the Chegem administration.
In 1924-26, there were repressions against the Princes Barasbievs, Kuchukovs, Balkarukovs, who were evicted from their ancestral settlements in Byly and Kendelen, and their property was confiscated.
In 1930, the resettlement of the villages of Chalmaly, Kochkhartash and Gizhgit to the village of Byly began due to mass repression and persecution. Representatives of Uzden surnames, such as Akhmatovs, Kochhar-tash, Kunlyuma, Uzdenovs from Gizhgit, Tolgurovs from Tolgur-Cheget, were also forced to relocate.
In the 30s, cultural construction began in the village, as well as in the whole republic. There was an expansion of school construction due to the allocated funds for public education, in which the population actively participated.
In 1939, the coal mine "Mestprom" was opened in the vicinity of the village.
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was captured by Fascist troops who passed through the Baksan Gorge to plant the Fascist flag over Elbrus.
The village was liberated in early 1943, but a year later, in March 1944, the Balkars were deported to Central Asia. After the deportation, the former was renamed Coal and settled by families of miners.
In 1949, the village received the status of a working settlement. In 1957, the Balkars were allowed to return to their former places of residence, and the village was again called the Former
On the map:
