Cell towers in Union County, IL

The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Union County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 26
2Tallest 324 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 250 ft

Structures

rank 64 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

54% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Union County

13 different registrants own the 26 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 Union County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 250 feet, 43 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a monopole near Dongola at 324 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Union 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
1222800	Monopole	324 ft	2001	Dongola	American Towers LLC
1009638	Guyed tower	317 ft	1995	Anna	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1263629	Guyed tower	315 ft	2013	Mill Creek	Cellco Partnership
1266944	Tower	313 ft	2010	Anna	Cellco Partnership
1214669	Tower	310 ft	2001	Dongola	SBA Structures, LLC
1008675	Guyed tower	295 ft	1981	Cobden	American Towers LLC
1288938	Lattice tower	295 ft	2013	Mcclure	SBA Towers V, LLC
1275229	Tower	280 ft	2010	Jonesboro	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1291796	Lattice tower	268 ft	2014	Dongola	Cellco Partnership
1294648	Lattice tower	265 ft	2015	Anna	Cellco Partnership
1206218	Tower	260 ft	2007	Cobden	Cellco Partnership
1223701	Lattice tower	256 ft	2003	Dongola	American Towers LLC
1256785	Lattice tower	256 ft	2007	Jonesboro	SBA Towers X, LLC
1008906	Tower	245 ft	1995	Cobden	ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC
1008908	Tower	200 ft	1993	Alto Pass	ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC
1009282	Tower	200 ft	1982	Cobden	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1224056	Guyed tower	199 ft	2002	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1240056	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Makanda	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1225963	Tower	197 ft	2002	Buncombe	American Towers LLC
1008899	Tower	180 ft	1983	Alto Pass	ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS INC
1276463	Tower	180 ft	2010	Alto Pass	ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1281708	Lattice tower	146 ft	1998	Anna	American Towers LLC
1207685	Tower	105 ft	2001	Jonesboro	UNION, COUNTY OF
1009417	Tower	90 ft	1992	Anna	Ameren Illinois Company
1207684	Tower	75 ft	2001	Dongola	UNION, COUNTY OF
1314651	Guyed tower	75 ft	2019	Anna	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Union 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: Shelby County (28), Carroll County (26), Johnson County (26), Fayette County (25), Mason County (25).

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.