Cell towers in Pope County, IL

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Pope County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Verizon owns 4 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 410 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 207 ft) 270 ft

Structures

rank 93 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

92% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Pope County

10 different registrants own the 13 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 Pope County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 63 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 Harrisburg at 410 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Pope 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
1008902	Tower	410 ft	1993	Harrisburg	ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC
1042243	Tower	363 ft	1990	Golconda	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1049333	Tower	360 ft	1979	Reevesville	SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOPERATIVE
1237382	Tower	320 ft	2002	Herod	Cellco Partnership
1288834	Lattice tower	315 ft	2014	Delwood	Cellco Partnership
1262842	Tower	304 ft	2009	Golconda	Cellco Partnership
1251977	Lattice tower	270 ft	2006	Herod	SouthEastern Illinios Coop
1310256	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Golconda	CitySwitch II, LLC
1224418	Lattice tower	268 ft	2001	Golconda	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1207540	Tower	260 ft	2000	Golconda	Cellco Partnership
1201081	Tower	249 ft	1963	Herod	SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative Inc
1009292	Tower	240 ft	1974	Herod	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1295356	Lattice tower	190 ft	2015	Ozark	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Pope 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: Hamilton County (14), Menard County (13), Moultrie County (13), Jasper County (12), Scott County (10).

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.