Cell towers in Monroe County, IL

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Monroe County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 5 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 368 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 207 ft) 256 ft

Structures

rank 81 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

58% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Monroe County

14 different registrants own the 19 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 Monroe County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 guyed tower near Waterloo at 368 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Monroe 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
1233160	Guyed tower	368 ft	2002	Waterloo	MONROE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1008662	Lattice tower	342 ft	1959	Waterloo	American Towers LLC
1017759	Tower	302 ft	1984	Waterloo	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1029842	Tower	295 ft	1985	Madonnaville	WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1008671	Tower	272 ft	1991	Waterloo	UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
1303828	Guyed tower	270 ft	2018	Waterloo	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1008552	Tower	264 ft	2002	Waterloo	American Towers LLC
1024798	Tower	260 ft	1997	Waterloo	STC Five LLC
1252901	Tower	260 ft	2006	Waterloo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1009808	Tower	256 ft	1949	Waterloo	HARRISONVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY
1267362	Lattice tower	255 ft	2009	Redbud	SBA Towers V, LLC
1012027	Tower	209 ft	2006	Waterloo	American Towers LLC
1293695	Lattice tower	195 ft	2014	Waterloo	SBA Towers V, LLC
1248952	Monopole	185 ft	2005	Columbia	SBA Towers V, LLC
1241268	Tower	170 ft	2004	Columbia	LUHR BROS. INC.
1274903	Tower	160 ft	2010	Maeystown	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1218895	Lattice tower	158 ft	2000	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1312571	Monopole	156 ft	2025	Columbia	PI Tower Development LLC
1257817	Tower	123 ft	2007	Columbia	Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Monroe 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: Alexander County (19), De Witt County (19), Douglas County (19), Edgar County (18), Greene County (18).

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.