Missouri / Lafayette County

#31 of 115 MO counties · 44 structures

Cell towers in Lafayette County, MO

The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Lafayette County, 1% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 44
  2. 2Tallest 1000 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 258 ft) 260 ft
Structures
44
rank 31 of 115 in MO
Most common type
Tower
59% of structures
Over 200 feet
32
73% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Lafayette County

27 different registrants own the 44 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

SBA Communications6American Tower5STC Five LLC3Evergy Missouri West, Inc.3Verizon3VB Nimbus, LLC2Private owners2T-Mobile2
Constructed structures in Lafayette County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Missouri median of 258 feet. The tallest is a tower near Napoleon at 1000 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

Tower26Lattice tower11Guyed tower4Water tank1Mast1Monopole1
Structures in Lafayette County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31950s11960s21970s21980s91990s182000s12010s82020s
Structures in Lafayette 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1253638Tower1000 ft2007NapoleonVB Nimbus, LLC
1007155Guyed tower505 ft1989OdessaVB Nimbus, LLC
1035374Guyed tower485 ft1978LexingtonBOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1005503Lattice tower445 ft1964Bates CityAmerican Towers LLC
1004792Tower417 ft1996ConcordiaAmerican Towers LLC
1316455Guyed tower353 ft2021DoverPI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc.
1251220Tower350 ft2006LexingtonSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1226862Tower344 ft2001HigginsvilleCCATT LLC
1044751Tower320 ft1998ConcordiaSBA Structures, LLC
1265007Lattice tower315 ft2009OdessaCellco Partnership
1040286Lattice tower310 ft1972LexingtonGTC Uno, LLC
1222699Tower305 ft2001WellingtonSBA Towers II LLC
1316022Lattice tower305 ft2022LexingtonTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1272546Tower299 ft2009LexingtonUS Army Corps of Engineers
1327970Lattice tower289 ft2024MayviewVertical Bridge VBTS, LLC
1222701Tower288 ft2001LexingtonPrivate owner (name withheld)
1263444Tower267 ft2008ConcordiaCellco Partnership
1014913Tower265 ft2003Bates CitySTC Five LLC
1314132Lattice tower264 ft2020WaverlyPI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc.
1250471Lattice tower263 ft2006WellingtonSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1055783Tower261 ft1998OdessaSTC Five LLC
1045706Tower260 ft1990LexingtonEvergy Missouri West, Inc.
1238431Mast260 ft2003OdessaCellco Partnership
1240068Tower260 ft2006WaverlySBA Structures, LLC
1321111Lattice tower260 ft2022NapoleonParallel Infrastructure III LLC
1055666Tower259 ft1998ConcordiaSTC Five LLC
1330204Lattice tower255 ft2025WaverlyCitySwitch II, LLC
1250474Lattice tower254 ft2006NapoleonSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1007131Tower246 ft2001Chapel HillN W ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1010168Tower246 ft1954DoverAmerican Towers LLC
1005480Tower243 ft1958AullvilleMISSOURI, STATE OF
1280813Tower220 ft2011HigginsvilleCitizens Telephone Co.
1004680Tower200 ft1951OdessaPanhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1254732Tower199 ft2006HigginsvilleT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1201237Tower180 ft1990LexingtonConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1239915Tower179 ft1996CorderAmerican Towers LLC
1231975Tower177 ft2005HigginsvilleT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1045705Tower145 ft1982MayviewEvergy Missouri West, Inc.
1045702Guyed tower141 ft2021OdessaEvergy Missouri West, Inc.
1204629Water tank135 ft2000HigginsvillePrivate owner (name withheld)
1007012Tower133 ft1998ConcordiaAmerican Towers LLC
1255247Lattice tower115 ft2007CorderThe Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1065867Tower90 ft1993LexingtonUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1327857Monopole50 ft2024HigginsvilleCity of Higginsville

If you have a tower lease in Lafayette 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: Pettis County (48), Randolph County (47), Pulaski County (46), Lawrence County (44), Morgan County (43).

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.