Cell towers in Marshall County, IL

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Marshall County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Vertical Bridge, has 4 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 299 ft
3Largest owner Vertical Bridge
4Median height (state 207 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 88 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Lattice tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Marshall County

11 different registrants own the 15 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, 50 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 La Rose at 299 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Marshall 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
1253562	Tower	299 ft	2006	La Rose	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1310874	Lattice tower	267 ft	2021	Toluca	Uniti Tower, LLC
1325697	Monopole	265 ft	2024	Sparland,	Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC
1326410	Lattice tower	265 ft	2024	Lacon	The Towers, LLC
1008074	Guyed tower	260 ft	1989	Henry	WZOE, Inc.
1310073	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Toluca	BNSF Railway Co.
1272483	Lattice tower	258 ft	2010	Varna	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1247861	Tower	257 ft	2005	Lacon	SBA Towers II LLC
1265418	Tower	250 ft	2008	Sparland	Cellco Partnership
1009157	Mast	249 ft	1995	Sparland	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1264764	Lattice tower	249 ft	2008	Varna	Cellco Partnership
1272485	Lattice tower	220 ft	2010	Sparland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008126	Tower	200 ft	1996	Sparland	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1288477	Lattice tower	199 ft	2013	Henry	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1332537	Lattice tower	199 ft	2026	Varna	TowerNorth Development, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Marshall 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: Cass County (17), Schuyler County (16), Henderson County (15), Brown County (14), Hamilton County (14).

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.