1982 Map of Earlville

About this map

The Escatawpa River defines the borderlands of Mobile and George counties in the early 1980s, where a network of rural churches and family landmarks anchor the community. The landscape is marked by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line, which runs through the southern reaches near Shipman. Small settlements like Earlville and Luce are nestled among a complex system of waterways, including Brushy Creek and Beaver Creek. Local history is preserved through scattered burial grounds and places of worship, such as the Moffet Cem and Macedonia Ch. The presence of several Sandpit sites indicates the area's geological utility, while the Roadside Park along the highway provides a point of public interest in this primarily timbered and riparian terrain.