Cell towers in Crawford County, IL

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Crawford County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 404 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 207 ft) 258 ft

Structures

rank 71 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Crawford County

17 different registrants own the 22 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, 51 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 Robinson at 404 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Crawford 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
1008826	Tower	404 ft	1994	Robinson	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1207392	Guyed tower	370 ft	1998	Robinson	American Towers LLC
1274037	Tower	369 ft	2010	Annapolis	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1239221	Guyed tower	362 ft	2003	Flatrock	American Towers LLC
1030875	Guyed tower	356 ft	1964	Robinson	CTI Towers, Inc.
1059241	Tower	318 ft	1981	Annapolis	Norris Electric Cooperative
1250800	Tower	308 ft	2006	Oblong	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1008829	Tower	304 ft	1993	Oblong	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008003	Tower	285 ft	1995	Robinson	MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC
1008071	Tower	285 ft	1975	Eaton	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1297144	Lattice tower	260 ft	2016	Hardinville	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1287960	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Flat Rock	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1066089	Guyed tower	240 ft	2019	Robinson	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1008002	On a building	213 ft	1992	Robinson	MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC
1009285	Tower	200 ft	1990	Robinson	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1248093	Tower	190 ft	2006	Flat Rock	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1284159	Tower	172 ft	2012	Hutsonville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1284868	Monopole	159 ft	2012	Palestine	SBA Towers III LLC
1009445	Other or unspecified	150 ft	1992	Hutsonville	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1302355	Monopole	134 ft	2017	Robinson	PI Tower Development LLC
1245212	Tower	100 ft	2004	Robinson	Private owner (name withheld)
1236008	Tower	35 ft	2004	Robinson	ROBINSON COMMUNITY AIRPORT AUTHORITY ROBINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Crawford 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: Jersey County (24), Lawrence County (23), Perry County (23), Cumberland County (22), Richland County (22).

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.