Cell towers in Menard County, IL

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Menard County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 351 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 91 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Lattice tower

46% of structures

Over 200 feet

85% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Menard County

10 different registrants own the 13 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Menard County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, 58 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 Athens at 351 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Menard 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
1008870	Tower	351 ft	1987	Athens	Private owner (name withheld)
1016513	Guyed tower	350 ft	1997	Atterberry	American Towers LLC
1243549	Guyed tower	348 ft	2004	Petersburg	SBA Towers II LLC
1268422	Lattice tower	320 ft	2009	Petersburg	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1325423	Lattice tower	305 ft	2024	Greenview	VB BTS V, LLC
1328449	Lattice tower	279 ft	2024	Petersburg	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1325958	Lattice tower	265 ft	2023	Tallula	VB BTS V, LLC
1267260	Tower	258 ft	2009	Athens	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1248123	Lattice tower	256 ft	2005	Petersburg	American Towers LLC
1258490	Lattice tower	253 ft	2007	Petersburg	Cellco Partnership
1050983	Guyed tower	249 ft	2018	Petersburg	MENARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1276259	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2011	Oakford	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1009479	Tower	120 ft	1992	Petersburg	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Menard 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: Marshall County (15), Brown County (14), Hamilton County (14), Moultrie County (13), Pope County (13).

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.