Cell towers in Bates County, MO

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Bates County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (10%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 472 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 258 ft) 272 ft

Structures

rank 83 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

65% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Bates County

16 different registrants own the 20 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 Bates County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 272 feet, 14 feet taller than the Missouri median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Butler at 472 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Bates 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
1003931	Tower	472 ft	2001	Butler	American Towers LLC
1266477	Tower	425 ft	2009	Butler	Evergy Missouri West, Inc.
1005749	Guyed tower	420 ft	2015	Butler	American Towers LLC
1033763	Guyed tower	388 ft	1998	Merwin	Cellco Partnership
1046527	Tower	360 ft	1992	Butler	SBA Structures, LLC
1323406	Guyed tower	335 ft	2025	Hume	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1006617	Lattice tower	313 ft	2013	Dayton	MISSOURI, STATE OF
1054937	Tower	301 ft	2012	Hume	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1005498	Tower	281 ft	1964	Hume	MISSOURI, STATE OF
1006816	Tower	278 ft	1994	Butler	KAMO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC DBA = KAMO POWER
1287947	Lattice tower	265 ft	2014	Adrian	Cellco Partnership
1296186	Lattice tower	265 ft	2019	Rich Hill	Alltel Corporation
1208616	Tower	249 ft	1999	Butler	STC Five LLC
1006675	Tower	180 ft	1993	Passiac	Evergy Metro, Inc.
1229784	Tower	166 ft	2001	Butler	SBA Steel, LLC.
1246679	Monopole	156 ft	2005	Butler	CCATT LLC
1237071	Tower	92 ft	2002	Butler	Butler, City of
1239371	Pole	70 ft	2005	Butler	City of Butler
1239375	Pole	70 ft	2005	Butler	City of Butler
1236981	Tower	69 ft	2002	Butler	BUTLER, CITY OF

If you have a tower lease in Bates 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 Missouri with similar tower counts: Cedar County (21), Clinton County (21), Douglas County (21), Iron County (20), Moniteau County (20).

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.