Cell towers in Marion County, IL

The FCC registry lists 56 constructed antenna structures in Marion County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 39 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 56
2Tallest 985 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 216 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

57% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Marion County

39 different registrants own the 56 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.

Constructed structures in Marion County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 216 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a tower near Cartter at 985 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Marion 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
1038788	Tower	985 ft	1984	Cartter	PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS
1055974	Other or unspecified	985 ft	1984	Kell	WPXS, Inc.
1201983	Tower	408 ft	1999	Salem	R K Meador LLC
1252385	Tower	349 ft	2006	Patoka	CCATT LLC
1008630	Lattice tower	337 ft	1996	Centralia	American Towers, LLC
1008629	Lattice tower	334 ft	1994	Centralia	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1221186	Tower	315 ft	2001	Kinmundy	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1228330	Tower	315 ft	2001	Centralia	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1277235	Guyed tower	310 ft	2011	Iuka	CCTM2 LLC
1287093	Lattice tower	304 ft	2013	Luka	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1018590	Guyed tower	302 ft	1968	Centralia	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1047375	Tower	299 ft	1967	Centralia	Private owner (name withheld)
1313620	Lattice tower	275 ft	2020	Kell	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1009539	Tower	269 ft	1988	Sandoval	Private owner (name withheld)
1236670	Tower	260 ft	2002	Kinmundy	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1329454	Lattice tower	259 ft	2025	Salem	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1275111	Tower	256 ft	2010	Sandoval	Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Limited Partnership
1302177	Lattice tower	256 ft	2018	Iuka	Harmoni Towers LLC
1286612	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Salem	SBA Towers V, LLC
1283049	Lattice tower	254 ft	2012	Patoka	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1218062	Lattice tower	253 ft	2001	Centralia	SBA Structures, LLC
1016518	Tower	251 ft	1997	Salem	American Towers LLC
1214145	Tower	245 ft	2001	Sandoval	SBA Structures, LLC
1229663	Tower	245 ft	2001	Kinmundy	Crown Communication LLC
1302641	Lattice tower	226 ft	2019	Iuka	Harmoni Towers LLC
1018589	Guyed tower	225 ft	1968	Kinmundy	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1057596	Tower	225 ft	1946	Central City	Private owner (name withheld)
1009409	Tower	216 ft	1974	Sandoval	CENTRALIA RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INC
1240069	Monopole	215 ft	2022	Alma	CCATT LLC
1214794	Tower	208 ft	2000	Sandoval	CCATT LLC
1008639	Tower	206 ft	1996	Kell	Rural Enterprises Inc.
1230890	Tower	204 ft	2001	Kinmundy	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1214793	Lattice tower	200 ft	2001	Salem	SBA Structures, LLC
1217915	Lattice tower	200 ft	2001	Kinmundy	American Towers LLC
1236474	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Salem	American Towers LLC
1294652	Lattice tower	198 ft	2015	Centralia	Marion County ETSB
1324146	Monopole	195 ft	2018	Walnut Hill	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1008006	Tower	194 ft	1983	Vernon	MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC
1324196	Monopole	193 ft	2019	Kinmundy	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1332759	Lattice tower	191 ft	2026	Centralia	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1202104	Tower	188 ft	1995	Salem	Marion County Emergency Telephone System Board
1016512	Tower	185 ft	1996	Centralia	American Towers LLC
1292827	Monopole	185 ft	2014	Central City	SBA Towers V, LLC
1008228	Tower	184 ft	1994	Salem	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1301909	Monopole	184 ft	2018	Sandoval	PI Tower Development LLC
1324210	Guyed tower	180 ft	1981	Salem	Phoenix Tower International
1250459	Other or unspecified	170 ft	2006	Salem	Tri County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1251896	Tower	170 ft	2006	Centrolia	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1300353	Monopole	165 ft	2016	Centrailia	PI Tower Development, LLC
1319790	Lattice tower	150 ft	2019	Salem	R K Meador LLC Hite Tower Series
1203385	Tower	144 ft	1999	Salem	City of Salem Police Department
1008788	Lattice tower	140 ft	2012	Salem	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1238925	Tower	131 ft	2005	Salem	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1298112	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Centralia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1232719	Pole	40 ft	1970	Salem	SALEM AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1063505	Tower	35 ft	1999	Salem	SALEM LECKRONE AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Marion 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: Adams County (59), Jackson County (57), Jefferson County (56), Knox County (54), Ogle 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.