Illinois / Hancock County
#35 of 102 IL counties · 46 structures
Cell towers in Hancock County, IL
The FCC registry lists 46 constructed antenna structures in Hancock County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 6 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 46
- 2Tallest 430 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 264 ft
Who owns the towers in Hancock County
25 different registrants own the 46 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 264 feet, 57 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 Niota at 430 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008068 | Tower | 430 ft | 1988 | Niota | ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE |
| 1008753 | Guyed tower | 419 ft | 1997 | Carthage | Cellco Partnership |
| 1008756 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 1998 | La Harpe | Cellco Partnership |
| 1009706 | Guyed tower | 363 ft | 1970 | Dallas City | FBA Corporation |
| 1009370 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 1970 | Carthage | CTI Towers, Inc. |
| 1002960 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 1996 | Carthage | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1054707 | Tower | 358 ft | 1999 | Durham | Pritchard Broadcasting Company |
| 1010014 | Guyed tower | 355 ft | 1996 | Niota | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1041854 | Other or unspecified | 339 ft | 1950 | Hamilton | Keokuk Broadcasting Inc. |
| 1042668 | Other or unspecified | 337 ft | 1970 | Hamilton | Keokuk Broadcasting Inc. |
| 1275110 | Guyed tower | 336 ft | 2010 | Denver | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1276154 | Tower | 336 ft | 2010 | Tennessee | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1022848 | Other or unspecified | 335 ft | 1950 | Hamilton | Keokuk Broadcasting Inc. |
| 1025976 | Tower | 321 ft | 1989 | Carthage | RCC Inc. d/b/a Radio Comm Co. |
| 1040228 | Tower | 321 ft | 1995 | Warsaw | WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY |
| 1019814 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 1997 | La Harpe | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1307854 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2019 | Sutter | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1308258 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2019 | La Harpe | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1009426 | Tower | 300 ft | 1988 | Carthage | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1029826 | Tower | 295 ft | 1985 | Adrian | WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC |
| 1276651 | Tower | 270 ft | 2011 | Carthage | American Towers LLC |
| 1308978 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2019 | Pontoosuc | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1009006 | Guyed tower | 264 ft | 1936 | Carthage | HANCOCK COUNTY BROADCASTING, LLC |
| 1287317 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2014 | West Point | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1332242 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2026 | Augusta | Harmoni Towers, LLC |
| 1265026 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2008 | Augusta | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1285845 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2012 | Sutter | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1283048 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2012 | Hamilton | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1246029 | Tower | 240 ft | 2005 | Warsaw | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1022847 | Other or unspecified | 233 ft | 1950 | Hamilton | Keokuk Broadcasting Inc. |
| 1022849 | Other or unspecified | 233 ft | 1950 | Hamilton | Keokuk Broadcasting Inc. |
| 1011313 | Tower | 219 ft | 1996 | Pontoosue | Eakins Communications |
| 1237178 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2003 | Bowen | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1270065 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2010 | Elvaston | American Towers LLC |
| 1304981 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2018 | Nauvoo | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1204050 | Tower | 197 ft | 1973 | Carthage | Hancock Service Co. |
| 1215960 | Pole | 195 ft | 2001 | Nauvoo | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1268687 | Guyed tower | 195 ft | 2010 | Carthage | American Towers LLC |
| 1240401 | Tower | 185 ft | 2005 | Carthage | WESTERN ILLINOIS ELECTRICAL COOP |
| 1008672 | Tower | 180 ft | 1980 | Tioga | UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1250082 | Tower | 160 ft | 1991 | Carthage | MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| 1258642 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2007 | Hamilton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1009470 | Tower | 155 ft | 1992 | Niota | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1270735 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2010 | Hamilton | American Towers LLC |
| 1272060 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2010 | Carthage | American Towers LLC |
| 1214670 | Tower | 101 ft | 2000 | Carthage | Methode Electronics, Inc. |
If you have a tower lease in Hancock 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: Montgomery County (50), Franklin County (47), Fulton County (47), Macoupin County (46), Coles County (45).
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.