Cell towers in DeKalb County, MO

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. American Tower owns 5 of them (42%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 258 ft) 282 ft

Structures

rank 109 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

83% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in DeKalb County

8 different registrants own the 12 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 DeKalb County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 282 feet, 24 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 Amity at 420 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in DeKalb 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
1004533	Tower	420 ft	1999	Amity	MISSOURI RSA NO. 4 PARTNERSHIP
1218987	Guyed tower	419 ft	2000	Stewartsville	American Towers LLC
1007074	Guyed tower	365 ft	1995	Maysville	American Towers LLC
1214661	Tower	310 ft	2000	Stewartsville	SBA Steel, LLC.
1302771	Monopole	308 ft	2017	Osborn	Osborn Wind Energy, LLC
1230667	Guyed tower	287 ft	2001	Cameron	American Towers LLC
1005804	Tower	278 ft	1995	Union Star	Midwest Mobile Radio Service
1230971	Tower	250 ft	2002	Cameron	American Towers LLC
1006996	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1985	Cameron	LINTNERS VINEYARD LLC
1266126	Tower	216 ft	2009	Cameron	SBA Towers II LLC
1221423	Tower	199 ft	2000	Easton	American Towers LLC
1202127	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1995	Cameron	N.W. Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in DeKalb 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: Carter County (13), Madison County (13), Putnam County (13), Mississippi County (12), Schuyler County (12).

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.