Pearson is an unincorporated community in Langlade County

Langlade County, Wisconsin

Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 20,740. Its county seat is Antigo.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water...

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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 located within the town of Ainsworth

Ainsworth, Wisconsin

Ainsworth is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 Census. The unincorporated community of Pearson is located within the town.-Geography:...

. Pearson is 5 miles (8 km) west of the community of Pickerel

Pickerel, Wisconsin

Pickerel is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 55, in the town of Langlade. Pickerel is northeast of Antigo, the county seat of Langlade County. Pickerel has a post office with ZIP code 54465...

 and 17 miles (27.4 km) north-northeast of Antigo

Antigo, Wisconsin

Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and...

, the county seat of Langlade County. The community is located along Pickerel Creek near its confluence with the Wolf River

Wolf River (Fox River)

The Wolf River, long, is one of the two National Scenic Rivers in Wisconsin, along with the St. Croix River. The scenic portion is long. It rises in the north woods of the state, with the northernmost fork stemming from Pine Lake in Forest County. The river then flows south through Langlade and...

. County Highway T runs through Pearson; the closest state highway to the community is Wisconsin State Highway 55 in Pickerel. Pearson had a post office

Post office

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, which closed on May 4, 1996; ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 54462 still serves the community. The Northeast Illinois Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

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