Zearing, Illinois

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Zearing, Illinois
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Zearing, Illinois
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Zearing, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°26′44″N89°19′02″W / 41.44556°N 89.31722°W / 41.44556; -89.31722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
County Bureau
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID421610 [1]

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

Joseph R. Peterson (19041967), 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