Indiana / Franklin County

#54 of 92 IN counties · 29 structures

Cell towers in Franklin County, IN

The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 7 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 29
  2. 2Tallest 366 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 296 ft
Structures
29
rank 54 of 92 in IN
Most common type
Lattice tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
90% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
31% built then

Who owns the towers in Franklin County

22 different registrants own the 29 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.

SBA Communications7Crown Castle3GTE Mobilnet of Indiana RSA 3American Tower2TAG Towers, LLC2Private owners1Indiana, State of (IPSC)1HOOSIER ENERGY RURAL ELECTRI1
Constructed structures in Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 296 feet, 41 feet taller than the Indiana median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Brookville at 366 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower13Tower9Guyed tower4Other or unspecified1Mast1Monopole1
Structures in Franklin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s21980s51990s62000s92010s52020s
Structures in Franklin 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
1028133Tower366 ft1995BrookvilleCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1013977Tower350 ft2009PeppertownPinnacle Towers LLC
1209910Guyed tower349 ft1998BrookvilleSunman Telecommunications LLC
1246070Lattice tower319 ft2005HighlandSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1246989Lattice tower315 ft2005BrookvilleSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1314627Lattice tower315 ft2020BrookvilleDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1027089Tower313 ft1994BrookvilleSBA Structures, LLC
1027887Tower311 ft1990BrookvillePinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1304443Guyed tower310 ft2020BrookvilleSkyway Towers, LLC
1266748Guyed tower308 ft2013LaurelAmerican Towers LLC
1327393Lattice tower308 ft2024OldenburgHoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, INC
1297172Lattice tower300 ft2019BrookvillePI Tower Development LLC
1325472Lattice tower300 ft2024BrookvilleTAG Towers, LLC
1256022Tower299 ft2006MetamoraGTE Mobilnet of Indiana RSA #6 Limited Partnership
1295673Lattice tower296 ft2015BrookvilleGTE Mobilnet of Indiana RSA #6 Limited Partnership
1027685Tower279 ft1996PeppertownIndiana, State of (IPSC)
1031186Guyed tower275 ft1983BrookvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1297002Lattice tower272 ft2016BatesvilleSBA Towers X, LLC
1300935Lattice tower270 ft2018OldenburgEIP Holdings II, LLC
1310129Lattice tower270 ft2019RushvilleDiamond Towers V LLC
1274777Mast258 ft2010OldenburgGTE Mobilnet of Indiana RSA #6 Limited Partnership
1294882Lattice tower250 ft2015MetamoraSBA Towers X, LLC
1010149Tower243 ft1958Mt.CarmelPrivate owner (name withheld)
1327967Lattice tower239 ft2024BathTAG Towers, LLC
1246995Tower237 ft2006LaurelSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1036877Other or unspecified210 ft1979BrookvilleMiles Communications LLC
1032321Tower199 ft1987HamburgHOOSIER ENERGY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1296840Monopole199 ft2015BatesvilleSBA Towers V, LLC
1289502Lattice tower165 ft2005BrookvilleUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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: Gibson County (32), White County (31), Spencer County (30), Fulton County (29), Harrison County (29).

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.