Shcheglovo was granted town status on May 9, 1918, which is now considered to be the date of Kemerovo's founding; and was later known as Shcheglovsk.
Sjtjeglovo fik bystatus den 9. maj 1918, der anses for at være datoen for Kemerovos grundlæggelse, og blev kendt som Sjtjeglovsk.