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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.
South Carolina Highway 3 leads southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Barnwell, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Blackville has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km 2), of which 8.9 square miles (23.1 km 2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km 2), or 1.13%, is water.