Cell towers in Cass County, IL

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Cass County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 325 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 85 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Cass County

11 different registrants own the 17 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 Cass County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, 50 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 Beardstown at 325 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cass 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
1008392	Tower	325 ft	2006	Beardstown	Cass Cable TV, Inc.
1243666	Guyed tower	301 ft	2004	Beardstown	American Towers LLC
1316251	Lattice tower	279 ft	2020	Arenzville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1252066	Tower	265 ft	2006	Ashland	SBA Towers II LLC
1000194	Guyed tower	260 ft	1996	Beardstown	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251481	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Beardstown	American Towers LLC
1318222	Monopole	260 ft	2021	Chandlerville	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1267136	Other or unspecified	258 ft	2009	Ashland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252067	Tower	257 ft	2006	Virginia	SBA Towers II LLC
1023490	Tower	243 ft	1996	Bluff Springs	LB Sports Productions LLC
1061345	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1959	Beardstown	CONNER FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.
1061346	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1959	Beardstown	CONNER FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.
1327095	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Beardstown	VB 500 II, LLC
1331968	Lattice tower	199 ft	2026	Beardstown	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1016524	Lattice tower	187 ft	1996	Beardstown	American Towers LLC
1009428	Tower	185 ft	1990	Chandlerville	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1009420	Tower	170 ft	1992	Beardstown	Ameren Illinois Company

If you have a tower lease in Cass 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: Edgar County (18), Greene County (18), Saline County (18), Schuyler County (16), Henderson County (15).

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.