Illinois / Jackson County
#24 of 102 IL counties · 57 structures
Cell towers in Jackson County, IL
The FCC registry lists 57 constructed antenna structures in Jackson County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 33 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 11 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 57
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 205 ft
Who owns the towers in Jackson County
33 different registrants own the 57 structures. 3 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 205 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a tower near Murphysboro at 500 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 49% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1210047 | Tower | 500 ft | 2000 | Murphysboro | MRR License LLC |
| 1006881 | Tower | 427 ft | 1980 | Carbondale | MRR License LLC |
| 1008901 | Tower | 400 ft | 1985 | Makanda | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1009360 | Tower | 372 ft | 1963 | Carbondale | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1062972 | Tower | 341 ft | 1975 | Carbondale | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1008771 | Tower | 299 ft | 2002 | Murphysboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1009380 | Tower | 299 ft | 1981 | Ava | Mountain Valley Media LLC |
| 1008628 | Tower | 290 ft | 1988 | Campbell Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1310689 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2021 | Carbondale | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1049004 | Tower | 283 ft | 2011 | Carbondale | AT&T Corp |
| 1322855 | Guyed tower | 273 ft | 2023 | Gorham | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1242266 | Tower | 270 ft | 2004 | Carbondale | Cellco Partnership |
| 1221068 | Lattice tower | 267 ft | 2001 | Ava | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1294736 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2015 | Murphysboro | Cellco Partnership |
| 1220177 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Carbondale | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1214140 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2001 | Murphysboro | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1224913 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2001 | Murphysboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1239918 | Tower | 255 ft | 2000 | Elkville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1009507 | Guyed tower | 253 ft | 1990 | Ava | KN Telecommunications Inc. |
| 1270680 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2009 | Vergennes | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1009440 | Tower | 250 ft | 1951 | Grand Tower | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1225942 | Tower | 250 ft | 2002 | Murphysboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1212411 | Lattice tower | 246 ft | 2000 | Rockwood | Cellco Partnership |
| 1263332 | Lattice tower | 238 ft | 2008 | Desota | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1316712 | Guyed tower | 230 ft | 2022 | Ava | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1239346 | Tower | 225 ft | 2003 | Carbondale | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1284646 | Tower | 220 ft | 2013 | Elkville | Xcell Towers II, LLC |
| 1266940 | Lattice tower | 213 ft | 2010 | Murphysboro | Cellco Partnership |
| 1322080 | Lattice tower | 205 ft | 2022 | Carbondale | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1224153 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Grand Tower | American Towers LLC |
| 1232177 | Tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Carbondale | JACKSON, COUNTY OF |
| 1263766 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Murphrysboro | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1287530 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2005 | Carbondale | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1314731 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2022 | Murphysboro | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1225039 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2001 | Carbondale | American Towers LLC |
| 1267248 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2009 | Gorham | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1207925 | Tower | 195 ft | 2000 | Elkville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1224435 | Tower | 195 ft | 2002 | Gorham | American Towers LLC |
| 1280047 | Tower | 195 ft | 2011 | Carbondale | Cellco Partnership |
| 1008905 | Tower | 190 ft | 1977 | Makanda | ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1208324 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2000 | Carbondale | Cellco Partnership |
| 1250069 | Tower | 190 ft | 2006 | Carbondale | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1207927 | Guyed tower | 185 ft | 2000 | Ava | Cellco Partnership |
| 1206767 | Tower | 180 ft | 1998 | Carbondale | Carbondale, City of |
| 1241584 | Guyed tower | 180 ft | 2009 | Murphysboro | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1331092 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2025 | Murphysboro | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1281709 | Lattice tower | 145 ft | 1998 | Grand Tower | American Towers LLC |
| 1009467 | Tower | 140 ft | 1992 | Murphysboro | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1296747 | Guyed tower | 132 ft | 2015 | Carbondale | Southern Illinois Radio Group, Inc |
| 1249583 | Tower | 129 ft | 2006 | De Soto | Southern Illinois Power Cooperative |
| 1276603 | Guyed tower | 125 ft | 2017 | De Soto | University of Northwestern-St. Paul |
| 1009424 | Tower | 120 ft | 1992 | Carbondale | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1239558 | Tower | 120 ft | 2004 | Carbondale | Illinois, State of |
| 1236147 | Lattice tower | 110 ft | 2002 | Desoto | American Towers LLC |
| 1064774 | Tower | 85 ft | 1980 | Carbondale | CARBONDALE, CITY OF |
| 1064810 | Tower | 85 ft | 1989 | Grand Tower | GRAND TOWER, VILLAGE OF |
| 1299890 | Lattice tower | 43 ft | 2017 | Murphysboro | ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
If you have a tower lease in Jackson 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: DeKalb County (62), Henry County (60), Adams County (59), Jefferson County (56), Marion County (56).
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.