Popina is mentioned in 1522 in a deed of gift from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old of Lithuania to Ivan Palazowicz for access to the royal forest. In “Inventory of Documents of the Wilno Central Archive of Ancient Records. Issue X,” March 1, 1580. There is a record of the sale of Popina by Wojny Wasilewicz Lunewski and part of the lands of his brother Michal Wasilewicz Lunewski. The buyer was Bogdan Jackiewicz Czernewski.

In “Inventory of Documents of the Vilnius Central Archive of Ancient Act Books. Issue X.”, March 1, 1580. One can see a record of the sale of Popina by Wojna Vasiliewicz Linewski and part of the lands of his brother Michal Wasil Linewski. The buyer is Bogdan Jackowicz Czernewski. The document mentions a functioning Orthodox church in Popina. From the entry in “Acts published by the Vilna Archaeological Commission.