Cell towers in Edgar County, IL

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Edgar County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 650 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 304 ft

Structures

rank 82 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

89% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Edgar County

14 different registrants own the 18 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 Edgar County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 304 feet, 97 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Paris at 650 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Edgar 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
1203753	Other or unspecified	650 ft	1996	Paris	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1043897	Tower	490 ft	1972	Paris	Edgar, County of
1001071	Guyed tower	359 ft	1962	Paris	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1234435	Lattice tower	359 ft	2001	Kansas	American Towers LLC
1245737	Tower	348 ft	2005	Chrisman	SBA Towers II LLC
1009304	Tower	320 ft	1996	Oakland	FPI Illinois I LLC
1207417	Guyed tower	320 ft	2016	Brocton	American Towers LLC
1009033	Tower	315 ft	1967	Elbridge	DT Midstream, Inc.
1005594	Guyed tower	307 ft	2004	Metcalf	American Towers LLC
1207386	Guyed tower	302 ft	1992	Edgar	American Towers LLC
1010206	Tower	283 ft	1953	Kansas	Commercial Radio Service, Inc.
1007689	Tower	270 ft	2004	Hume	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1256286	Tower	265 ft	2007	Chrisman	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1207413	Guyed tower	264 ft	1996	Paris	American Towers LLC
1295800	Lattice tower	259 ft	2016	Paris	SBA Towers X, LLC
1332758	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Paris	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1230591	Tower	190 ft	2001	Paris	Illinois, State of
1009476	Tower	140 ft	1992	Paris	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Edgar 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: De Witt County (19), Douglas County (19), Monroe County (19), Greene County (18), Saline County (18).

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.