Cell towers in Hickory County, MO

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Hickory County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 4 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 258 ft) 281 ft

Structures

rank 94 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

72% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Hickory County

12 different registrants own the 18 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 Hickory County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 281 feet, 23 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 Urbana at 425 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hickory 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
1004241	Tower	425 ft	1994	Urbana	American Towers LLC
1005092	Tower	366 ft	1995	Urbana	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1222706	Guyed tower	325 ft	2001	Cross Timbers	SBA Towers II LLC
1328627	Lattice tower	315 ft	2025	Hermitage	Alltel Corporation
1240773	Tower	310 ft	2004	Preston	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1298486	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Hermitage	Alltel Corporation
1320061	Lattice tower	306 ft	2022	Flemington	ALLTEL Corporation
1308496	Lattice tower	305 ft	2020	Pittsburg	PI Tower Development LLC
1228044	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Hickory	SBA Steel, LLC
1243897	Tower	258 ft	2004	Hermitage	Alltel Corporation
1269025	Tower	257 ft	2009	Hermitage	American Towers LLC
1243327	Lattice tower	255 ft	2004	Cross Timbers	American Towers LLC
1306208	Lattice tower	255 ft	2019	Weaubleau	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1006673	Tower	199 ft	1991	Preston	SOUTHWEST ELECTRIC CO OP
1272680	Tower	150 ft	2010	Hermitage	US Army Corps of Engineers
1006824	Tower	139 ft	1994	Elkton	KAMO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC DBA = KAMO POWER
1272681	Tower	75 ft	2010	Hermitage	US Army Corps of Engineers
1272685	Tower	75 ft	2010	Hermitage	US Army Corps of Engineers

If you have a tower lease in Hickory 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: Clark County (18), Dade County (18), Grundy County (18), Knox County (18), Shannon County (18).

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.