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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.
Black is a town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1905. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 207, up from 202 in 2000.