Illinois / Iroquois County
#47 of 102 IL counties · 38 structures
Cell towers in Iroquois County, IL
The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Iroquois County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 7 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.
Who owns the towers in Iroquois County
17 different registrants own the 38 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 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 Crescent City at 500 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009072 | Tower | 500 ft | 1992 | Crescent City | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC |
| 1249699 | Tower | 500 ft | 2006 | St. Anne | Shaw Local Radio Co. |
| 1223170 | Guyed tower | 450 ft | 2001 | Iroquois | Milner Media Partners, LLC |
| 1274858 | Tower | 450 ft | 2011 | Ashkum | Milner Media Partners, LLC |
| 1008055 | Tower | 420 ft | 2001 | Ashkum | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1054504 | Tower | 400 ft | 1992 | Watseka | EASTERN ILLINI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE |
| 1008130 | Tower | 369 ft | 1995 | Watseka | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1008131 | Tower | 369 ft | 1995 | Gilman | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1057098 | Tower | 327 ft | 1998 | Ashkum | American Towers, LLC |
| 1008008 | Tower | 325 ft | 1972 | Buckley | MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC |
| 1220010 | Tower | 306 ft | 2001 | Onarga | American Towers LLC |
| 1009753 | Tower | 300 ft | 1989 | Watseka | Smash Hit Media, Inc. |
| 1064438 | Lattice tower | 297 ft | 1990 | Thawville | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1009166 | Guyed tower | 290 ft | 1989 | Ashkum | American Towers LLC |
| 1309234 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2019 | Cissna Park | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1275704 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2010 | Clifton | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1219890 | Tower | 259 ft | 2000 | Loda | American Towers LLC |
| 1255905 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2006 | Martinton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1255920 | Tower | 258 ft | 2006 | Cissna Park | Cellco Partnership |
| 1233445 | Tower | 257 ft | 2002 | Ashkum | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1229275 | Tower | 256 ft | 2009 | Buckley | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1255904 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2006 | Millford | Cellco Partnership |
| 1229274 | Tower | 255 ft | 2009 | Gilman | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1258613 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2007 | Sheldon | Cellco Partnership |
| 1275705 | Guyed tower | 254 ft | 2010 | Ashkum | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1255924 | Tower | 253 ft | 2006 | Cissna Park | Cellco Partnership |
| 1275702 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2010 | Clifton | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1231796 | Tower | 238 ft | 2008 | Clifton | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1009499 | Lattice tower | 228 ft | 2019 | Watseka | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1250412 | Lattice tower | 226 ft | 2006 | Gilman | Cellco Partnership |
| 1208297 | Tower | 200 ft | 1999 | Milford | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1217897 | Tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Clifton | American Towers LLC |
| 1269052 | Tower | 199 ft | 2009 | Sheldon | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1331683 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2026 | Danforth | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1283417 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2012 | Watseka | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1294699 | Lattice tower | 189 ft | 2005 | Clifton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1234710 | Tower | 185 ft | 2003 | Ashkum | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1009439 | Tower | 90 ft | 1992 | Gilman | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in Iroquois 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: Morgan County (42), Stephenson County (39), Grundy County (38), Bureau County (37), Clinton County (37).
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.