Indiana / Putnam County

#37 of 92 IN counties · 36 structures

Cell towers in Putnam County, IN

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Putnam County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 7 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1234
  1. 1Constructed structures 36
  2. 2Tallest 447 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 268 ft
Structures
36
rank 37 of 92 in IN
Most common type
Tower
58% of structures
Over 200 feet
31
86% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
39% built then

Who owns the towers in Putnam County

20 different registrants own the 36 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

Crown Castle7American Tower7Verizon5SBA Communications4COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INC2Private owners2Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 1MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE L1
Constructed structures in Putnam County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 268 feet, 13 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 Coatsville at 447 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

Tower21Guyed tower6Lattice tower6Mast1Pole1Monopole1
Structures in Putnam County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s11970s21980s111990s142000s42010s22020s
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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1034995Tower447 ft2002CoatsvilleSBA Towers III LLC
1017213Tower423 ft1997GreencastleCOMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INC
1027666Guyed tower419 ft1997GreencastleIndiana, State of (IPSC)
1040417Guyed tower419 ft1991GreencastleCrown Castle South LLC
1031761Tower325 ft1978RoachdaleMARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC
1030069Tower320 ft2003BainbridgePanhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1039748Tower320 ft1994CloverdaleCrown Castle South LLC
1202403Tower315 ft2004ReelsvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1054761Lattice tower314 ft1998CloverdaleAmerican Towers LLC
1029295Tower310 ft1991GreencastleCellco Partnership
1034370Tower310 ft1997CoatsvilleTVT III, LLC
1246010Tower309 ft2004CloverdaleCCATT LLC
1255808Guyed tower308 ft2001ReelsvilleSBA Towers III LLC
1239042Lattice tower295 ft2003BainbridgeSBA Structures, LLC
1002865Tower285 ft1966ReelsvilleCOMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INC
1021079Tower282 ft1997WavelandCrown Castle South LLC
1315806Lattice tower275 ft2021CloverdaleCellco Partnership
1028486Tower271 ft1988FillmorePinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1269954Tower265 ft2009BainbridgeTower Development Corporation
1031199Tower262 ft1983BrazilAmerican Towers LLC
1063547Lattice tower257 ft1999CloverdaleAmerican Towers LLC
1063549Lattice tower256 ft1999FillmoreAmerican Towers LLC
1202768Tower256 ft2009CloverdaleSTC Five LLC
1265488Monopole255 ft2010FillmoreAmerican Towers LLC
1277687Guyed tower255 ft2012BainbridgeSBA Towers V, LLC
1262745Tower250 ft2008GreencastlePutnam County
1212699Lattice tower245 ft2013CloverdaleSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1212700Tower245 ft2001ReelsvilleSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1261427Tower235 ft2008GreencastleCellco Partnership
1209943Tower231 ft2000CloverdalePrivate owner (name withheld)
1018958Mast227 ft1997GreencastleCrown Castle South LLC
1239681Pole195 ft2003GreencastleCellco Partnership
1260928Tower195 ft2008GreencastleCellco Partnership
1032543Tower194 ft1953LenaMTS Inc.
1308641Guyed tower182 ft2017GreencastleCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1330466Guyed tower130 ft2026GreencastlePrivate owner (name withheld)

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 Indiana with similar tower counts: LaGrange County (37), Hancock County (36), Montgomery County (36), Shelby County (36), Clinton County (35).

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.