Blacksville is an Incorporated Town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

The Town of Blacksville has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent.

Black then requested a patent in the summer of 1829, to lay out 160 acres of his land and sell plots in a move similar to creating a subdivision today.

[7] On February 3, 1830, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act, establishing the town as a Municipal Corporation and naming it Blacksville.

[8] During the American Civil War, Blacksville became an unincorporated community on June 20, 1863.

About 12.5% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those sixty five or over.

[15] During the mid 20th century, Blacksville was well known for its pottery, made by local residents using native clay.

Edgar Richardson (b. Jollytown, PA 1903 - d. 1962) taught pottery at Clay-Battelle high school and his beautiful pieces, signed "E.R.

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