Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States.

[5] A post office called Lombardy was established in 1823, and the name was changed to Dearing in 1893.

[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1910 as the "Town of Dearing".

Routes 78 and 278 run together through the town, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thomson, the county seat, and east 4 miles (6 km) to Harlem.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 441 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town.