Editing Fountain Inn, South Carolina (section)

==Geography==
The southern part of the city is in Laurens County, while the bulk of the city is in Greenville County. The city's nickname is "The Diamond Tip of the Golden Strip".<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.fountaininnchamber.org/web/| title=Welcome to Fountain Inn| publisher=Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce| access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> The city took its name from an inn and fountain that were along the old stagecoach route.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | title=Communities | publisher=Laurens County Chamber of Commerce | access-date=14 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113000546/http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | archive-date=13 January 2013 }}</ref> The stagecoach drivers called the stop "Fountain Inn", and it stuck. A small garden fountain is installed at City Hall, and there is a marker on the north side of town showing the former location of the old inn.

[[South Carolina Highway 14]] runs through the center of town as Main Street, and [[Interstate 385]] runs along the southern edge of the city, with access from Exits 22, 23, and 26. [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]] is {{convert|17|mi}} to the northwest, and [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] is {{convert|84|mi}} to the southeast. Via Highway 14, [[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the southeast.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Fountain Inn has a total area of {{convert|20.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.43%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

There are several festivals in Fountain Inn, including Aunt Het Day, based on syndicated cartoon columnist [[Robert Quillen]], that brings in several hundred visitors as Main Street is closed and filled with many unique vendors.