Pearson is an

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in the town of

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, Langlade County,

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, United States. Pearson is west of Pickerel and north-northeast of Antigo, the

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of Langlade County. The community is situated on Pickerel Creek near its confluence with the Wolf River. County Highway T runs through Pearson; the closest state highway to the community is Wisconsin State Highway 55 in Pickerel. Pearson had a

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, which closed on May 4, 1996; ZIP code 54462 still serves the community. The Northeast Illinois Council of the

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runs a summer camp, Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation, in Pearson.

References

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Langlade County, Wisconsin {{LangladeCountyWI-geo-stub