Cell towers in Hancock County, GA

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Hancock County, 0% of Georgia's 5,726. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 3 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 417 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 256 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 100 of 159 in GA

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2020s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Hancock County

15 different registrants own the 20 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 Hancock County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 54 feet taller than the Georgia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a pole near Sparta at 417 feet, built in 2016. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2020s.

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

Structures in Hancock 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
1283416	Pole	417 ft	2016	Sparta	NexTower Development Group, LLC
1019904	Tower	416 ft	1994	Sparta	Crown Castle South LLC
1019998	Guyed tower	365 ft	1995	Sparta	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1299391	Guyed tower	320 ft	2016	Sparta	Hancock County Board of Commissioners
1310795	Guyed tower	320 ft	2019	Sparta	StratCap Wireless Group
1315094	Lattice tower	320 ft	2020	Sparta	VB BTS III, LLC
1313663	Lattice tower	315 ft	2020	Sparta	CitySwitch II, LLC
1317364	Lattice tower	315 ft	2021	Sparta	VB BTS III, LLC
1320140	Monopole	315 ft	2023	Sparta	Tarpon Towers IV, LLC
1249607	Tower	310 ft	2006	Sparta	American Towers LLC
1265248	Tower	310 ft	2008	Sparta	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1290502	Guyed tower	310 ft	2015	Sparta	American Towers LLC
1278712	Guyed tower	304 ft	2011	Sparta	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1065286	Tower	300 ft	1999	Sparta	BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT CO., L. P.
1314036	Lattice tower	275 ft	2020	Jewell	Diamond Towers V LLC
1313056	Lattice tower	270 ft	2020	Sparta	CitySwitch II, LLC
1324107	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Sparta	The Towers, LLC
1269178	Tower	260 ft	2009	Sparta	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1020373	Tower	259 ft	1990	Sparta	Georgia State of
1252264	Tower	259 ft	2010	Sparta	Diamond Towers IV LLC

If you have a tower lease in Hancock 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: Lumpkin County (21), Talbot County (21), Bacon County (20), Oconee County (20), Charlton County (19).

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.