Georgia / Gilmer County
#72 of 159 GA counties · 27 structures
Cell towers in Gilmer County, GA
The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Gilmer County, 0% of Georgia's 5,726. SBA Communications owns 9 of them (33%), 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 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 27
- 2Tallest 385 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 256 ft) 200 ft
Who owns the towers in Gilmer County
14 different registrants own the 27 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 200 feet, 56 feet shorter than the Georgia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Talking Rock at 385 feet, built in 2016. Most 67% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1296203 | Guyed tower | 385 ft | 2016 | Talking Rock | CARRIAGE RADIO, LLC |
| 1019717 | Tower | 311 ft | 2009 | Elijay | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1244546 | Tower | 306 ft | 2005 | Ellijay | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1237690 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2003 | Elijay | Cellco Partnership |
| 1018657 | Guyed tower | 303 ft | 1985 | Ellijay | CARRIAGE RADIO, LLC |
| 1249354 | Tower | 287 ft | 2006 | Ellijay | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1307115 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2019 | Talking Rock | Municipal Communications, LLC |
| 1229068 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2001 | Ellijay | American Towers LLC |
| 1215752 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Ellijay | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1218180 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Blue Ridge | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1228896 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2008 | Ellijay | American Towers LLC |
| 1256739 | Pole | 254 ft | 2007 | Ellijay | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1266431 | Tower | 240 ft | 2009 | Ellijay | Cellco Partnership |
| 1235119 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2002 | Ellijay | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1219810 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Blue Ridge | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1241664 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Ellijay | Ellijay Telephone Company |
| 1247106 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2006 | Ellijay | American Towers LLC |
| 1256508 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2007 | Ellijay | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1264947 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Elijay | Cellco Partnership |
| 1290979 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2015 | Ellijay | Cellco Partnership |
| 1260464 | Tower | 195 ft | 2007 | Ellijay | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1262353 | Tower | 195 ft | 2007 | Ellijay | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1326987 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2024 | Talking Rock | TowerCom V-B, LLC |
| 1235199 | Tower | 182 ft | 1996 | Ellijay | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1047752 | Tower | 143 ft | 1998 | Ella Gap | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1230555 | Tower | 125 ft | 1998 | Ellijay | Cellco Partnership |
| 1289352 | Lattice tower | 80 ft | 2013 | Ellijay | Dalton Communications Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Gilmer 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 Georgia with similar tower counts: Worth County (30), Twiggs County (29), Polk County (28), Meriwether County (27), Morgan County (27).
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.