Cell towers in Brown County, IL

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Brown County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 345 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 242 ft

Structures

rank 89 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Lattice tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2020s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Brown County

12 different registrants own the 14 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 Brown County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 242 feet, 35 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Timewell at 345 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2020s.

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

Structures in Brown 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
1248126	Tower	345 ft	2005	Timewell	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1324318	Lattice tower	305 ft	2024	Versailles	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1009291	Tower	299 ft	1989	Mount Sterling	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1316237	Lattice tower	265 ft	2020	Mt. Sterling	VB BTS III, LLC
1318816	Lattice tower	260 ft	2021	Mt Sterling	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1317586	Lattice tower	259 ft	2021	Mount Sterling	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1308884	Lattice tower	256 ft	2019	Ripley	Uniti Towers LLC
1276345	Lattice tower	228 ft	2010	Mount Sterling	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278087	Tower	208 ft	2011	Mt. Sterling	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1317335	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Timewell	VB BTS III, LLC
1016515	Tower	196 ft	1995	Mount Sterling	American Towers LLC
1316911	Monopole	190 ft	2021	Versailes	PI Tower Development LLC
1316646	Monopole	161 ft	2021	Ripley	ParaIlel Infrastructure III LLC
1263998	Monopole	158 ft	2008	Mount Sterling	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Brown 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: Schuyler County (16), Henderson County (15), Marshall County (15), Hamilton County (14), Menard County (13).

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.