Cell towers in Hamilton County, IL

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Hamilton County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 3 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 324 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 207 ft) 279 ft

Structures

rank 90 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Hamilton County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 279 feet, 72 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 Akin at 324 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hamilton 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
1012924	Tower	324 ft	1994	Akin	DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
1202412	Tower	320 ft	2000	Mcleansboro	Cellco Partnership
1009640	Tower	314 ft	1996	Mc Leansboro	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1049363	Tower	300 ft	1975	Dale	SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOPERATIVE
1064534	Guyed tower	300 ft	1965	Mc Leansboro	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure
1265444	Guyed tower	294 ft	2013	Broughton	Cellco Partnership
1008645	Tower	293 ft	1965	Mc Leansboro	Eakins Communications
1221067	Lattice tower	265 ft	2001	Mcleansboro	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283782	Mast	264 ft	2012	Mcleansboro	Cellco Partnership
1296480	Lattice tower	255 ft	2015	Dahlgren	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1233561	Tower	250 ft	2002	Dahlgren	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1275851	Tower	250 ft	2012	Bluford	PURE WORD RADIO, INC.
1008667	Guyed tower	225 ft	1967	Mc Leansboro	Dana Communications Corporation
1007694	Tower	212 ft	2002	Braden	Trunkline Gas Co.

If you have a tower lease in Hamilton 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: Henderson County (15), Marshall County (15), Brown County (14), Menard County (13), Moultrie County (13).

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.