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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.
Blacksville is located at (39.720036, -80.212562). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km 2), of which, 0.30 square miles (0.78 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water.