Illinois / Jefferson County
#25 of 102 IL counties · 56 structures
Cell towers in Jefferson County, IL
The FCC registry lists 56 constructed antenna structures in Jefferson County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 30 registrants; the largest, WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC, has 7 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 56
- 2Tallest 521 ft
- 3Largest owner WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 256 ft
Who owns the towers in Jefferson County
30 different registrants own the 56 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 256 feet, 49 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Mt Vernon at 521 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 27% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012921 | Other or unspecified | 521 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1008903 | Tower | 400 ft | 1985 | Bluford | ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1008661 | Tower | 368 ft | 1967 | Waltonville | ORTGIESEN CORPORATION |
| 1222735 | Tower | 363 ft | 2001 | Ina | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1201781 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 1986 | Woodlawn | American Towers LLC |
| 1016050 | Guyed tower | 348 ft | 1985 | Woodlawn | WDML, LLC |
| 1314761 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2020 | Opdyke | PI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc. |
| 1222801 | Guyed tower | 313 ft | 2001 | Mount Vernon | American Towers LLC |
| 1214142 | Tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Dix | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1058365 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 1998 | Bluford | Cellco Partnership |
| 1316468 | Guyed tower | 309 ft | 2021 | Woodlawn | PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc |
| 1025692 | Tower | 308 ft | 1991 | Dix | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1016058 | Other or unspecified | 305 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1016059 | Other or unspecified | 305 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1223090 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2001 | Opdyke | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1314283 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2020 | Dix | PI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc. |
| 1016060 | Other or unspecified | 304 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1225372 | Tower | 300 ft | 2001 | Woodlawn | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1009290 | Tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Ina | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1009620 | Guyed tower | 296 ft | 1995 | Mount Vernon | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC |
| 1012922 | Other or unspecified | 267 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1296723 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2016 | Woodlawn | Cellco Partnership |
| 1239058 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2003 | Bluford | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1226052 | Tower | 260 ft | 2006 | Mount Vernon | CIS COMMUNICATIONS LLC |
| 1263226 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2011 | Waltonville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1270681 | Tower | 258 ft | 2009 | Waltonville | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1225368 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2006 | Ina | CCATT LLC |
| 1260691 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2007 | Woodlawn | American Towers LLC |
| 1305412 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2018 | Bluford | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1207923 | Tower | 255 ft | 2000 | Opdyke | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1009464 | Tower | 250 ft | 1994 | Mount Vernon | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1295353 | Lattice tower | 229 ft | 2015 | Bluford | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1009623 | Tower | 214 ft | 1996 | Ina | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1209071 | Other or unspecified | 213 ft | 1983 | Mount Vernon | TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP, INC. |
| 1300581 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Mount Vernon | American Towers LLC |
| 1305371 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2018 | Mt. Vernon | Cellco Partnership |
| 1324145 | Monopole | 198 ft | 2018 | Opdyke | Harmoni Towers, LLC |
| 1293540 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2015 | Mt. Vernon | Cellco Partnership |
| 1008900 | Tower | 190 ft | 1979 | Mount Vernon | ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1282320 | Tower | 190 ft | 2012 | Mcclellan | Wisper Tower Holdings, Inc. |
| 1282321 | Tower | 190 ft | 2012 | Opdyke | Wisper Tower Holdings, Inc. |
| 1027050 | Guyed tower | 180 ft | 1994 | Mt. Vernon | Cellco Partnership |
| 1016061 | Other or unspecified | 177 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1016062 | Other or unspecified | 176 ft | 1980 | Mt Vernon | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC |
| 1009446 | Tower | 170 ft | 1992 | Ina | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1228723 | Tower | 168 ft | 2001 | Mt. Vernon | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1282323 | Other or unspecified | 165 ft | 2012 | Bonnie | Wisper Tower Holdings, INC. |
| 1260623 | Monopole | 161 ft | 2007 | Mount Vernon | American Towers LLC |
| 1321944 | Lattice tower | 115 ft | 2013 | Walnut Hill | Netwitz Internet Services |
| 1245037 | Tower | 110 ft | 2012 | Mount Vernon | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1202147 | Tower | 95 ft | 1992 | Mount Vernon | Holloway Heating & Air Conditioning Inc |
| 1200537 | Tower | 80 ft | 1990 | Mount Vernon | CSX Transportation |
| 1226755 | Tower | 60 ft | 2001 | Mount Vernon | FARRAR OIL COMPANY |
| 1299166 | Monopole | 40 ft | 2016 | Mt. Vernon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1283943 | Pole | 28 ft | 2012 | Mount Vernon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1280777 | Pole | 23 ft | 2012 | Mount Vernon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
If you have a tower lease in Jefferson 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: Henry County (60), Adams County (59), Jackson County (57), Marion County (56), Knox County (54).
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.