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Zearing is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Zearing is located along a railroad line southwest of Arlington.

Joseph R. Peterson (1904–1967), Illinois lawyer and state legislator, was born on a farm near Zearing.[2]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph R. Peterson, pg. 174-175