Cell towers in Vermilion County, IL

The FCC registry lists 65 constructed antenna structures in Vermilion County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 15 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 65
2Tallest 1338 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 19 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Vermilion County

34 different registrants own the 65 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 Vermilion County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 53 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 Horner at 1338 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Vermilion 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
1036562	Tower	1338 ft	1995	Horner	Rincon Broadcasting Champaign Operations LLC
1001070	Tower	603 ft	1964	Hoopeston	CTI Towers, Inc.
1009406	Tower	553 ft	1973	Newtown	Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
1203776	Other or unspecified	500 ft	1999	Danville	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1247651	Tower	500 ft	2004	Fithian	Good News Radio Inc
1008524	Guyed tower	483 ft	2002	Danville	American Towers LLC
1048583	Tower	449 ft	1984	Allerton	Private owner (name withheld)
1235920	Tower	400 ft	2003	Danville	Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC
1061177	Guyed tower	365 ft	1967	Westville	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1207385	Guyed tower	348 ft	2016	Danville	American Towers LLC
1234667	Guyed tower	338 ft	2003	Tilton	American Towers LLC
1009289	Tower	320 ft	1984	Danville	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1253841	Tower	319 ft	2006	Danville	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1207420	Guyed tower	316 ft	1996	Georgetown	American Towers LLC
1226943	Tower	315 ft	2001	Hoopeston	Hoopeston Radio, Inc.
1248436	Tower	315 ft	2006	Penfield	American Towers LLC
1009300	Guyed tower	314 ft	2002	Danville	American Towers LLC
1207409	Guyed tower	310 ft	2016	Rossville	American Towers LLC
1008824	Guyed tower	299 ft	1995	Sidell	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008129	Tower	297 ft	1996	Hoopeston	ILLINOIS VALLEY CELLULAR RSA 2 III PARTNERSHIP
1008828	Tower	293 ft	1994	Hoopeston	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008846	Tower	290 ft	1990	Danville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1273769	Tower	290 ft	2010	Potomac	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1273770	Tower	290 ft	2010	Rankin	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273771	Tower	290 ft	2010	Rossville	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1008633	Tower	276 ft	1979	East Lynn	American Towers LLC
1239232	Tower	270 ft	2003	Fithian	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1225349	Tower	268 ft	2001	Westville	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1241957	Mast	263 ft	2004	Georgetown	CCATT LLC
1241958	Mast	260 ft	2004	Fithian	CCATT LLC
1241959	Mast	260 ft	2004	Rossville	CCATT LLC
1244844	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Oakwood	American Towers LLC
1291917	Lattice tower	260 ft	2014	Potomac	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1244697	Mast	259 ft	2004	Alvin	CCATT LLC
1245034	Lattice tower	259 ft	2004	Westville	CCATT LLC
1244693	Lattice tower	258 ft	2004	Catlin	CCATT LLC
1263065	Lattice tower	258 ft	2009	Danville	American Towers LLC
1265697	Lattice tower	258 ft	2009	Catlin	American Towers LLC
1277340	Tower	258 ft	2011	Potomac	Octagon Towers, LLC
1294655	Lattice tower	257 ft	2015	Fithian	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1009515	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1953	Tilton	Randy Richmond Services, LLC
1009516	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1953	Tilton	Randy Richmond Services, LLC
1009517	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1953	Tilton	Randy Richmond Services, LLC
1294633	Lattice tower	255 ft	2015	Ridge Farm	SBA Towers V, LLC
1209962	Lattice tower	254 ft	1997	Danville	American Towers LLC
1292385	Lattice tower	254 ft	2014	Fairmount	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1242814	Monopole	250 ft	2014	Danville	CCATT LLC
1027914	Tower	235 ft	1976	Tilton	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1303926	Lattice tower	233 ft	2018	Danville	Harmoni Towers LLC
1296708	Lattice tower	230 ft	2015	Westville	Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Limited Partnership
1212164	On a building	220 ft	1988	Hoopeston	ADM Co. d/b/a Tabor Grain Co.
1007697	Tower	211 ft	2000	Armstrong	Trunkline Gas Co.
1279391	Mast	199 ft	2004	Danville	CCATT LLC
1284242	Pole	199 ft	2013	Danville	Octagon Towers, LLC
1322711	Lattice tower	197 ft	2024	Danville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1238689	Other or unspecified	190 ft	2004	Danville	Watch Communications
1276262	Tower	190 ft	2010	Danville	Octagon Towers, LLC
1221447	Tower	180 ft	2000	Potomac	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1236153	Monopole	173 ft	2004	Danville	American Towers LLC
1240138	Lattice tower	161 ft	2016	Danville	American Towers LLC
1207737	Tower	156 ft	1996	Danville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1276428	Tower	156 ft	2010	Danville	Octagon Towers, LLC
1009444	Tower	100 ft	1992	Hoopeston	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1296958	Monopole	63 ft	2015	Bismark	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1266734	On a building	55 ft	2015	Danville	CSX Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Vermilion 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: Tazewell County (73), Macon County (72), Williamson County (70), Kankakee County (63), DeKalb County (62).

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.