The name Cuballing is taken from 'Cooballing Pool' which was discovered by John Forrest in 1870.
The Great Southern Railway was completed in 1889 and with this precious link to civilisation came the rush of settlers to places like Cuballing. At this time it was hoped that Cuballing would be picked to become the rail centre, with hopes of expanding it into a large town. However in 1906 Narrogin was chosen mainly due to water being readily available. Once it became apparent that the railhead was to be established in Narrogin there was a steady decline in people coming to settle in the area.
The Great Depression in the 1930s did not help in attracting people and many farming families found they had to leave their farms and seek a living elsewhere.