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Blacksville is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 171 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Blacksville was founded in 1829 by David Black, and named for him.
TRAFFIC ALERT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY REMAINS CLOSED. SALEM â Both lanes of southbound Interstate 81 between mile markers 120 and 125 in Montgomery County near Blacksburg, Va., remain closed due to an unstable slope. As a safety precaution, traffic will be detoured until enough unstable material can be brought down to stabilize the slope.