Cell towers in Wayne County, MO

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Wayne County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 5 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 258 ft) 277 ft

Structures

rank 79 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

68% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Wayne County

15 different registrants own the 22 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 Wayne County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 277 feet, 19 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 Lake Wappapello at 425 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Wayne 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
1004875	Tower	425 ft	1994	Lake Wappapello	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1004142	Guyed tower	423 ft	2001	Silva	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1266865	Lattice tower	410 ft	2013	Silva	Cellco Partnership
1283473	Mast	383 ft	2012	Silva	ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF LACROSSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1267673	Lattice tower	370 ft	2012	Williamsville	Cellco Partnership
1263212	Lattice tower	360 ft	2012	Lodi	Cellco Partnership
1249893	Tower	315 ft	2005	Puxico	Cellco Partnership
1322793	Lattice tower	315 ft	2022	Piedmont	Cellco Partnership
1285646	Monopole	310 ft	2013	Williamsville	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1006379	Tower	300 ft	1973	Williamsville	Boycom Cablevision Inc.
1282530	Lattice tower	278 ft	2012	Wappapello	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1004144	Tower	276 ft	1995	Greenville	CCATT LLC
1004989	Tower	260 ft	1971	Greenville	Cable One, Inc.
1264206	Tower	260 ft	2008	Lodi	American Towers LLC
1203192	Tower	207 ft	1966	Piedmont	Dockins Communications, Inc.
1264204	Lattice tower	200 ft	2008	Greenville	American Towers LLC
1014481	Mast	163 ft	2000	Piedmont	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1310652	Monopole	160 ft	2020	Piedmont	PI Tower Development LLC
1283953	Tower	138 ft	2012	Wappapello	US Army Corps of Engineers
1200153	Tower	54 ft	2012	Piedmont	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1200239	Tower	54 ft	1999	Beckville	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1236622	Tower	35 ft	2003	Piedmont	Missouri, State of (Department of Transportation)

If you have a tower lease in Wayne 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: Holt County (22), Maries County (22), Montgomery County (22), Cedar County (21), Clinton County (21).

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.