Illinois / Fayette County
#65 of 102 IL counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in Fayette County, IL
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Fayette County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 699 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 284 ft
Who owns the towers in Fayette County
17 different registrants own the 25 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 284 feet, 77 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Vandalia at 699 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008734 | Guyed tower | 699 ft | 1995 | Vandalia | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1008860 | Tower | 507 ft | 1998 | Ramsey | COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING INC DBA = W J L Y |
| 1008841 | Tower | 426 ft | 1994 | Farina | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1209173 | Guyed tower | 401 ft | 2000 | Vandalia | American Towers LLC |
| 1008636 | Tower | 381 ft | 1962 | Hookdale | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1223165 | Guyed tower | 365 ft | 2001 | Farina | American Towers LLC |
| 1016517 | Guyed tower | 341 ft | 1997 | Vandalia | American Towers LLC |
| 1202671 | Tower | 318 ft | 2001 | Beecher City | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1331046 | Mast | 308 ft | 2026 | Beecher City | DRA Properties, LLC |
| 1332087 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2026 | Beecher City | DRA Properties, LLC |
| 1252220 | Tower | 302 ft | 2007 | Brownstown | I70 Media, Inc. |
| 1242844 | Tower | 290 ft | 2005 | St Elmo | VB BTS II, LLC |
| 1222239 | Guyed tower | 284 ft | 1999 | Brownstown | American Towers LLC |
| 1207914 | Lattice tower | 276 ft | 2000 | Brownstone | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1008660 | Tower | 275 ft | 1966 | Vandalia | American Towers, LLC |
| 1207942 | Lattice tower | 268 ft | 1999 | St. Elmo | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1302090 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2018 | Vandalia | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1331996 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2026 | Herrick | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1009493 | Other or unspecified | 250 ft | 1951 | Saint Elmo | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1058159 | Tower | 199 ft | 1979 | Vandalia | BARENFANGER INC |
| 1311854 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Vandalia | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC |
| 1293053 | Monopole | 192 ft | 2006 | Vandalia | CCATT LLC |
| 1279454 | Tower | 176 ft | 2011 | Vandalia | Illinois Bell Telephone Company |
| 1009484 | Other or unspecified | 170 ft | 1992 | Ramsey | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1010767 | Tower | 70 ft | 1963 | Vandalia | I70 Media, Inc. |
If you have a tower lease in Fayette 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: Carroll County (26), Johnson County (26), Union County (26), Mason County (25), White County (25).
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.