Cell towers in Montgomery County, IL

The FCC registry lists 50 constructed antenna structures in Montgomery County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 31 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 50
2Tallest 509 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 255 ft

Structures

rank 32 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

58% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Montgomery County

31 different registrants own the 50 structures. 2 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 Montgomery County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, 48 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 Harvel at 509 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montgomery 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
1061163	Tower	509 ft	1999	Harvel	Woodward Communications, Inc.
1224924	Tower	500 ft	2001	Mt Olive	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1008915	Tower	499 ft	1978	Honey Bend	TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION DBA = WSMI FM
1009431	Guyed tower	366 ft	2023	Coffeen	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1310681	Guyed tower	355 ft	2022	Honey Bend	Uniti Tower, LLC
1005598	Tower	353 ft	2002	Butler	American Towers LLC
1248508	Guyed tower	350 ft	2005	Donnellson	American Towers LLC
1016535	Tower	349 ft	1997	Honey Bend	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1252614	Tower	345 ft	2006	Coffeen	American Towers LLC
1008648	Tower	342 ft	1962	Nokomis	American Towers LLC
1246081	Tower	341 ft	2004	Nokomis	CCATT LLC
1008789	Tower	295 ft	1992	Hillsboro	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1044225	Tower	284 ft	1975	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1009646	Tower	283 ft	1995	Ohlman	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1291303	Lattice tower	274 ft	2014	Coffeen	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1332154	Lattice tower	265 ft	2026	Butler	The Towers, LLC
1224755	Tower	260 ft	2001	Litchfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1325040	Lattice tower	260 ft	2026	Coffeen	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1331533	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Fillmore	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1332052	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Irving	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1333055	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Sorento	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1256389	Lattice tower	257 ft	2007	Nokomis	Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Limited Partnership
1223334	Tower	256 ft	2001	Farmersville	American Towers LLC
1223336	Lattice tower	256 ft	2001	Raymond	American Towers LLC
1223337	Lattice tower	256 ft	2001	Farmersville	American Towers LLC
1333243	Lattice tower	254 ft	2026	Walshville	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1208347	Tower	210 ft	1999	Hillsboro	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1243499	Tower	210 ft	2006	Litchfield	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1008916	Tower	206 ft	1985	Litchfield	TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION DBA = WSMI AM FM
1000875	Mast	195 ft	1996	Hillsboro	American Towers LLC
1267204	Lattice tower	177 ft	2009	Hillsboro	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1042077	Tower	151 ft	1996	Butler	TOWERS OF KLL LLC
1240673	Lattice tower	151 ft	2001	Litchfield	American Towers LLC
1251463	Tower	151 ft	2005	Litchfield	Private owner (name withheld)
1239788	Tower	150 ft	2003	Litchfield	Illinois, State of
1200832	Tower	148 ft	1999	Hillsboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1202878	Tower	141 ft	1999	Hillsboro	RF Services
1215801	Tower	141 ft	1981	Litchfield	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1206183	Tower	118 ft	2000	Litchfield	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1324894	Monopole	70 ft	2023	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1299639	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1299640	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1314331	Lattice tower	55 ft	2017	Harvel	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1281678	Tower	50 ft	2012	Litchfield	BNSF Railway Co.
1281686	Tower	50 ft	2012	Litchfield	BNSF Rail Co.
1281763	Tower	50 ft	2012	Litchfield	BNSF Railway Co.
1287584	Monopole	44 ft	2013	Litchfield	BNSF Railway CO.
1233558	Tower	43 ft	2002	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1281342	Pole	43 ft	2011	Litchfield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1239032	Tower	35 ft	2003	Litchfield	LITCHFIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY

If you have a tower lease in Montgomery 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: Livingston County (53), Pike County (51), Lee County (50), Franklin County (47), Fulton County (47).

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.