Cell towers in Ripley County, MO

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Ripley County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, The Towers, LLC, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 503 ft
3Largest owner The Towers, LLC
4Median height (state 258 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 103 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Guyed tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Ripley County

11 different registrants own the 15 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 Ripley County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 52 feet taller than the Missouri median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Doniphan at 503 feet, built in 1989. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Ripley 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
1211765	Other or unspecified	503 ft	1989	Doniphan	Eagle Bluff Enterprises
1006192	Lattice tower	415 ft	2000	Grandin	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1310557	Guyed tower	360 ft	2019	Doniphan	American Towers LLC
1294758	Guyed tower	346 ft	2015	Doniphan	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1264617	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2008	Fairdealing	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1330210	Lattice tower	310 ft	2025	Current View	The Towers, LLC
1330313	Lattice tower	310 ft	2025	Grandin	The Towers, LLC
1330486	Guyed tower	310 ft	2025	Doniphan	The Towers, LLC
1247498	Tower	309 ft	2005	Doniphan	Cellco Partnership
1247587	Tower	309 ft	2005	Fairdealing	Cellco Partnership
1038440	Guyed tower	276 ft	1992	Doniphan	Horizon Tower Group
1054416	Tower	267 ft	1998	Doniphan	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1263755	Tower	260 ft	2008	Fairdealing	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1313754	Lattice tower	255 ft	2020	Doniphan	PI Tower Development LLC
1269878	Guyed tower	249 ft	2012	Grandin	Fox Radio Network, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Ripley 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: Daviess County (16), Lewis County (16), Howard County (15), Gentry County (14), Reynolds County (14).

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.