금전동의 개별 마을 각각이 언제 형성되었는지는 잘 알려져 있지 않으며, 가곡의 경우 15세기 말 임진왜란 당시 강릉유씨가 난을 피해 터를 잡으면서 형성되었다고 한다.
It is not well known when each individual village in Geumjeon-dong was formed, and in the case of Gagok Village, it is said that it was formed during Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 in the late 15th century when the Gangneung Yu Clan escaped from the war.