Editing Watts Mills, South Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Wattsville is located in central Laurens County at {{coord|34.515305|-81.994227|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and is bordered to the southwest by the city of [[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 221]] passes through the center of Wattsville, leading north {{convert|34|mi}} to [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]] and south through Laurens {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Greenwood, South Carolina|Greenwood]]. [[South Carolina Highway 49]] leaves US 221 in Wattsville, leading northeast {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Union, South Carolina|Union]]. [[Interstate 385]] passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of Wattsville, with access from both US-221 and SC-49.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.9|km2|order=flip}}, all land. The center of the community occupies a ridge between south-flowing streams that lead to the [[Little River (Saluda River tributary)|Little River]], a southeast-flowing tributary of the [[Saluda River]].