Cell towers in Bourbon County, KS

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Bourbon County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 543 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 293 ft) 312 ft

Structures

rank 57 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

85% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Bourbon County

18 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 Bourbon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 312 feet, 19 feet taller than the Kansas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Fort Scott at 543 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Bourbon 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
1040291	Tower	543 ft	1970	Fort Scott	GTC Uno, LLC
1019019	Tower	459 ft	1997	Fort Scott	VCY AMERICA INC DBA = KVCY
1032257	Tower	428 ft	1995	Fort Scott	American Towers LLC
1032719	Other or unspecified	415 ft	1996	Xenia	Kansas Department of Transportation
1324377	Guyed tower	413 ft	2024	Fort Scott	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1245332	Tower	383 ft	2006	Devon	Fort Scott Broadcasting Company, Inc
1262797	Tower	350 ft	2008	Uniontown	SBA Towers III LLC
1032823	Tower	322 ft	1990	Fort Scott	FORT SCOTT BROADCASTING, INC.
1221657	Tower	320 ft	2001	Fort Scott	SBA Towers II LLC
1289315	Lattice tower	315 ft	2014	Uniontown	Alltel Corporation
1308495	Guyed tower	310 ft	2019	Bronson	VB BTS III, LLC
1032800	Tower	308 ft	1989	Bronson	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1031576	Guyed tower	306 ft	1995	Fort Scott	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1254094	Guyed tower	305 ft	2006	Redfield	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1029375	Tower	298 ft	1972	Ft Scott	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
1231469	Lattice tower	274 ft	2001	Fort Scott	SBA Structures, LLC
1033242	Tower	272 ft	1983	Fort Scott	Bourbon County Kansas
1266247	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2008	Hiatteville	Alltel Corporation
1032504	Tower	193 ft	1966	Fort Scott	Heartland Tower Inc.
1237662	Mast	33 ft	2004	Fort Scott	Fort Scott, City of

If you have a tower lease in Bourbon 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 Kansas with similar tower counts: Ottawa County (21), Phillips County (21), Atchison County (20), Grant County (20), Kiowa County (20).

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.