Indiana / Bartholomew County

#19 of 92 IN counties · 48 structures

Cell towers in Bartholomew County, IN

The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in Bartholomew County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 13 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 48
  2. 2Tallest 515 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 228 ft
Structures
48
rank 19 of 92 in IN
Most common type
Lattice tower
46% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
54% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
27% built then

Who owns the towers in Bartholomew County

29 different registrants own the 48 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.

Crown Castle13Horvath Communications6American Tower5Tillman Infrastructure3Skyway Towers2EIP Holdings II, LLC1WTRE INC DBA = WRZQ FM1WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING INC1
Constructed structures in Bartholomew County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 228 feet, 27 feet shorter than the Indiana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Columbus at 515 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1990s.

Lattice tower22Tower15Monopole5Guyed tower3Mast2Pole1
Structures in Bartholomew County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s41980s131990s82000s122010s92020s
Structures in Bartholomew 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1029195Tower515 ft1987ColumbusWHITE RIVER BROADCASTING INC DBA = WKKG RADIO
1019535Tower500 ft1997NewburnWTRE INC DBA = WRZQ FM
1255846Guyed tower499 ft2015ColumbusHoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1031142Tower450 ft1988ColumbusINDIANA, STATE OF
1057082Lattice tower377 ft1998ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1034023Tower364 ft1997ColumbusPinnacle Towers LLC
1208601Guyed tower333 ft2000ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1211590Tower318 ft2000ColumbusCrown Castle South LLC
1325490Lattice tower315 ft2023ColumbusDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1035495Lattice tower314 ft1998ColumbusEIP Holdings II, LLC
1058474Pole308 ft1999ColumbusCCATT LLC
1328330Lattice tower305 ft2024ElizabethtownSouthern Towers BTS, LP
1030586Tower300 ft1974ColumbusWhite River Broadcasting DBA = WINN
1326054Lattice tower300 ft2024HartsvilleAPC Towers IV LLC
1028911Lattice tower298 ft1990ColumbusCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1219416Tower295 ft2006HopeCrown Castle South LLC
1245997Mast291 ft2005TaylorsvilleCCATT LLC
1028704Guyed tower273 ft1995ColumbusCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1325875Lattice tower265 ft2024ColumbusVB BTS V, LLC
1210526Tower263 ft2000ColumbusPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1303401Lattice tower259 ft2019JonesvillePI Tower Development, LLC
1267144Lattice tower255 ft2009EdinburghSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1054817Lattice tower235 ft1998ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1056323Lattice tower235 ft1998ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1028477Tower220 ft1953ColumbusPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1028485Tower220 ft1996ColumbusPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1316595Monopole200 ft2020ColumbusTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1233337Tower199 ft1997ColumbusPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1293876Lattice tower199 ft2015ColumbusHorvath Towers III, LLC
1294151Lattice tower199 ft2015ColumbusHorvath Towers III, LLC
1294286Lattice tower199 ft2015ColumbusHorvath Towers III, LLC
1297879Lattice tower199 ft2016ColumbusHorvath Towers III, LLC
1308915Lattice tower199 ft2019EdinburghIndiana Army National Guard
1315495Lattice tower199 ft2022ColumbusHorvath Towers V, LLC
1326178Lattice tower199 ft2018ColumbusSkyway Towers, LLC
1029467Lattice tower197 ft1992ColumbusCCATT LLC
1037901Lattice tower195 ft1984ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1296474Monopole195 ft2015ElizabethtownHorvath Towers III, LLC
1065576Tower176 ft1989ColumbusJGJ Properties LLC
1062839Tower173 ft2005ColumbusPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1305135Lattice tower172 ft2019EdinburghSkyway Towers, LLC
1316736Monopole137 ft2021ColumbusTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1316826Monopole127 ft2020ColumbusVB BTS III, LLC
1282298Tower113 ft2012ColumbusVerizon Americas LLC
1309233Monopole110 ft2019ColumbusTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1328596Lattice tower110 ft2024ColumbusWhite River Broadcasting CO Inc.
1216040Tower107 ft1993ColumbusMCI Communications Services LLC
1243333Mast30 ft2004ColumbusColumbus, City of

If you have a tower lease in Bartholomew 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 Indiana with similar tower counts: Monroe County (60), Clark County (59), Madison County (49), Marshall County (48), Morgan County (46).

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.