Illinois / Bureau County
#48 of 102 IL counties · 37 structures
Cell towers in Bureau County, IL
The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Bureau County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Vertical Bridge, has 7 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 37
- 2Tallest 427 ft
- 3Largest owner Vertical Bridge
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 270 ft
Who owns the towers in Bureau County
23 different registrants own the 37 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 270 feet, 63 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 Ohio at 427 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1058125 | Tower | 427 ft | 1998 | Ohio | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1000815 | Tower | 415 ft | 1996 | Bureau | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1054305 | Tower | 415 ft | 1998 | Lamoille | Northern Border Pipeline Company |
| 1048373 | Tower | 395 ft | 1999 | Tampico | Northern Border Pipeline Company |
| 1221990 | Tower | 369 ft | 2001 | Walnut | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1009159 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2003 | Sheffield | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1009167 | Tower | 348 ft | 1995 | Tishilwa | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1009168 | Tower | 348 ft | 1995 | Walnut | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1207106 | Tower | 328 ft | 2000 | Princeton | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1009504 | Guyed tower | 326 ft | 1997 | Ohio | KN Telecommunications Inc. |
| 1223666 | Tower | 319 ft | 2001 | Bradford | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1009713 | Tower | 300 ft | 2006 | Princeton | Tower Sites, Inc. DBA Tower Sites of Illinois |
| 1009162 | Guyed tower | 299 ft | 1990 | Princeton | American Towers LLC |
| 1008122 | Tower | 298 ft | 1993 | Sheffield | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1011098 | Guyed tower | 295 ft | 1980 | Princeton | WZOE INC |
| 1049368 | Guyed tower | 295 ft | 1993 | Princeton | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1200248 | Tower | 280 ft | 1999 | Tiskilwa | ANR Pipeline Company |
| 1247020 | Tower | 270 ft | 2002 | La Mollie | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1325848 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2023 | Wyanet | VB BTS V, LLC |
| 1311562 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2020 | Tiskilwa | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1269617 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2009 | Princeton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272799 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 1991 | Princeton | Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk |
| 1314628 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2020 | Depue | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1046442 | Guyed tower | 233 ft | 2000 | Wyanet | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1250396 | Lattice tower | 229 ft | 2006 | La Moille | Cellco Partnership |
| 1008626 | Tower | 218 ft | 1958 | Buda | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1009844 | Tower | 210 ft | 1981 | Princeton | Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk |
| 1214948 | Tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Ohio | Illinois, State of |
| 1228550 | Tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Princeton | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1271928 | Tower | 199 ft | 2009 | De Pue | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1328154 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Princeton | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1236708 | Tower | 195 ft | 2002 | Spring Valley | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1257498 | Tower | 195 ft | 2007 | Spring Valley | Cellco Partnership |
| 1304312 | Lattice tower | 187 ft | 2018 | Princeton | Harmoni Towers LLC |
| 1237684 | Tower | 185 ft | 2003 | Wyanett | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1049270 | Tower | 170 ft | 1984 | Providence | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1246990 | Monopole | 156 ft | 2006 | Spring Valley | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Bureau 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: Stephenson County (39), Grundy County (38), Iroquois County (38), Clinton County (37), Jo Daviess County (33).
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.