Cell towers in Wells County, IN

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Wells County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. SBA Communications owns 6 of them (30%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 417 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 255 ft) 279 ft

Structures

rank 74 of 92 in IN

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Wells 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 Wells County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 279 feet, 24 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 Bluffton at 417 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Wells 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
1241622	Tower	417 ft	2004	Bluffton	BLUFFTON, CITY OF
1206029	Guyed tower	400 ft	1999	Bluffton	American Towers LLC
1030068	Tower	350 ft	2000	Bluffton	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1027103	Guyed tower	320 ft	1987	Ossian	SBA Structures, LLC
1271047	Guyed tower	306 ft	2010	Bluffton	SBA Towers III LLC
1035282	Guyed tower	300 ft	1976	Bluffton	CTI Towers, Inc.
1028211	Guyed tower	300 ft	2003	Bluffton	American Towers LLC
1302176	Lattice tower	300 ft	2017	Bluffton	Skyway Towers, LLC
1027734	Tower	299 ft	1992	Bluffton	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1299487	Lattice tower	280 ft	2017	Liberty Center	SBA Towers X, LLC
1253475	Tower	278 ft	2006	Markle	CCATT LLC
1028121	Tower	265 ft	1992	Uniondale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1213261	Tower	260 ft	2000	Preble	SBA Properties, LLC
1213344	Tower	260 ft	2001	Roanoke	SBA Properties, LLC
1260934	Tower	260 ft	2008	Caigville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1328335	Lattice tower	254 ft	2025	Bluffton	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1266148	Tower	253 ft	2009	South Bluffton	SBA Towers III LLC
1331382	Lattice tower	244 ft	2026	Jefferson Township	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1027918	Tower	212 ft	1976	Bluffton	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1318045	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Roanoke	Skyway Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Wells 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: Pulaski County (21), Pike County (20), Vermillion County (20), Whitley County (20), Crawford 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.