Cell towers in Alexander County, IL

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Alexander County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Tillman Infrastructure, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 310 ft
3Largest owner Tillman Infrastructure
4Median height (state 207 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 78 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

37% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Alexander County

13 different registrants own the 19 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Alexander County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a tower near Tamms at 310 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Alexander County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Alexander County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1262442	Tower	310 ft	2014	Tamms	Cellco Partnership
1006862	Other or unspecified	269 ft	1987	East Cape Girardeau	MRR License LLC
1006864	Other or unspecified	269 ft	1987	East Cape Girardeau	MRR License LLC
1309708	Lattice tower	260 ft	2020	Tamms	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1310877	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Tamms	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1276827	Other or unspecified	230 ft	1988	Olive Branch	Big River Telephone
1061200	Guyed tower	220 ft	2002	Tamms	BNSF Railway Co.
1006869	Guyed tower	200 ft	2014	East Cape Girardeau	MRR License LLC
1312952	Lattice tower	200 ft	2020	Thebes	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1229433	Tower	199 ft	2002	Mcclure	American Towers LLC
1296393	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Cairo	American Towers LLC
1287026	Lattice tower	185 ft	2013	Thebes	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1034287	Tower	170 ft	1997	Tamms	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1310831	Monopole	161 ft	2019	Thebes	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1315224	Monopole	156 ft	2020	Cairo	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1204971	Lattice tower	130 ft	1983	Cairo	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1225317	Tower	120 ft	1991	Diswood	Galaxy Cable Inc.
1226332	Tower	120 ft	2001	Olive Branch	Zito Midwest, LLC
1239033	Tower	35 ft	2003	Cairo	ALEXANDER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

If you have a tower lease in Alexander County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Illinois with similar tower counts: Piatt County (21), Warren County (21), Pulaski County (20), De Witt County (19), Douglas County (19).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.