Cell towers in Putnam County, GA

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Putnam County, 0% of Georgia's 5,726. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 5 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 486 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 256 ft) 300 ft

Structures

rank 121 of 159 in GA

Most common type

Lattice tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Putnam County

13 different registrants own the 18 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 Putnam County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 300 feet, 44 feet taller than the Georgia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Eatonton at 486 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Putnam 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
1039160	Guyed tower	486 ft	1996	Eatonton	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1328453	Lattice tower	420 ft	2025	Milledgeville	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1217208	Tower	410 ft	2000	Eatonton	Crown Castle South LLC
1042957	Tower	403 ft	1995	Eatonton	Southern Stone Broadcasting, Inc
1024824	Tower	372 ft	2004	Milledgeville	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1013853	Tower	320 ft	1993	Eatonton	BARKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1267450	Tower	310 ft	2009	Eatonton	Cellco Partnership
1279009	Lattice tower	310 ft	2011	Eatonton	SBA Towers V, LLC
1279919	Guyed tower	305 ft	2011	Eatonton	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1019164	Guyed tower	294 ft	1992	Eatonton	Cellco Partnership
1330800	Lattice tower	262 ft	2026	Eatonton	APC TOWERS IV LLC
1241512	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Eatonton	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1250583	Tower	260 ft	2006	Eatonton	SBA Towers II LLC
1291331	Lattice tower	258 ft	2014	Eatonton	American Towers LLC
1247769	Lattice tower	257 ft	2005	Eatonton	SBA Towers III LLC
1291939	Lattice tower	256 ft	2014	Eatonton	SBA Towers III LLC
1020095	Mast	211 ft	1993	Eatonton	Crown Castle South LLC
1270945	Monopole	200 ft	2009	Eatonton	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Putnam 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: Fannin County (18), Pickens County (18), Pierce County (18), Turner County (18), Jasper County (17).

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.