Its said that there used to be a huge open space called 'malraan' in marathi which was quite famous at the times of Chhatrapati Shivaji & Sambhaji Maharaj. It happened to be a horse grazing and training site. In fact there is a mention of this famous 'maalran' in one of the heavy battles between the Maratha forces and the Mughals for the control of the very important Kalyan & Bhiwandi harbours.

Another saying is there used to be a huge pond over here at the times of Peshwas.  

A huge stone was unearthed by the Archeological Department with the encryptions marking the evidence of the existence of the town since almost 7,8 centuries back. In the year 1075, King Harpal Dev had referred to Dombivli on the stone inscriptions, which was situated in Mahul village, near the Turbhe Port. From this,we come to know that Dombivli village existed approximately 800 years ago.