Cell towers in Carter County, MO

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Carter County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 3 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 410 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 258 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 106 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Lattice tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

92% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

62% built then

Who owns the towers in Carter County

8 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 Carter County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 47 feet taller than the Missouri median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Van Buren at 410 feet, built in 1992. Most 62% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Carter 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
1006380	Guyed tower	410 ft	1992	Van Buren	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1214479	Lattice tower	405 ft	2000	Van Buren	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1315896	Lattice tower	315 ft	2021	Fremont	Cellco Partnership
1253800	Other or unspecified	312 ft	2006	Fremont	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1316466	Lattice tower	310 ft	2021	Ellisinore	Cellco Partnership
1310683	Lattice tower	309 ft	2021	Ellisnore	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1248130	Tower	305 ft	2005	Ellsinore	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1006376	Tower	303 ft	1971	Ellsinore	Partel Broadband Telecommunications Inc.
1243886	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Fremont	CCATT LLC
1259978	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2008	Ellsinore	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1243613	Tower	259 ft	2004	Ellsinore	CCATT LLC
1243887	Mast	259 ft	2004	Van Buren	CCATT LLC
1207447	Pole	55 ft	2001	Van Buren	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed

If you have a tower lease in Carter 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: Ripley County (15), Gentry County (14), Reynolds County (14), Madison County (13), Putnam County (13).

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.