Kentucky / Graves County

#20 of 120 KY counties · 35 structures

Cell towers in Graves County, KY

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Graves County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 35
  2. 2Tallest 654 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 306 ft
Structures
35
rank 20 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Tower
54% of structures
Over 200 feet
33
94% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Graves County

23 different registrants own the 35 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 Communications6Kentucky RSA No. 1 Partnersh4Crown Castle3Tillman Infrastructure3Bristol Broadcasting Company2West Kentucky Rural Telephon2Texas Gas Transmission, LLC1Graves County Co-Op1
Constructed structures in Graves County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 41 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Farmington at 654 feet, built in 1968. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

Tower19Lattice tower9Guyed tower5Monopole2
Structures in Graves County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s81990s142000s32010s82020s
Structures in Graves 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
1044036Tower654 ft1968FarmingtonKENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = MKMU
1277402Tower499 ft2011MayfieldWest Kentucky Rural Electric
1043917Tower485 ft1992MayfieldBristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1043138Tower460 ft1992MayfieldPrivate owner (name withheld)
1213964Tower370 ft2001BoazCrown Castle South LLC
1223176Tower370 ft2001MayfieldCrown Castle South LLC
1261078Lattice tower356 ft2008MayfieldKentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1264848Tower349 ft2008MayfieldMayfield Electric & Water
1222179Tower340 ft2001MayfieldSBA Properties, LLC
1223623Tower340 ft2001BoazSBA Properties, LLC
1041880Guyed tower324 ft1994LynvilleBELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1215493Tower323 ft2000WingoCrown Castle South LLC
1315881Guyed tower320 ft2022HickoryVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1215910Guyed tower314 ft2000HickorySBA Properties, LLC
1217408Guyed tower313 ft2000MayfieldSBA Properties, LLC
1305782Lattice tower313 ft2018SymsoniaTillman Infrastructure,LLC
1327778Lattice tower310 ft2024SedaliaAPC Towers IV, LLC
1039773Tower306 ft1994MayfieldGraves County Co-Op
1215862Guyed tower306 ft2000WingoSBA Properties, LLC
1266082Tower305 ft2009MayfieldSBA Towers III LLC
1202399Tower300 ft1999TricityKentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1244198Tower300 ft2005MayfieldKentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1324370Lattice tower295 ft2023Fancy FarmVB BTS, ll, LLC
1039661Tower294 ft2005CubaTexas Gas Transmission, LLC
1201350Tower290 ft1990FolsomdaleWest Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp Inc
1201356Tower270 ft1990SedaliaWest Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp Inc
1327527Lattice tower265 ft2024FarmingtonTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1331613Lattice tower265 ft2026MayfieldThe Towers, LLC
1287188Lattice tower264 ft2013SymsoniaKentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1320153Lattice tower261 ft2022SedaliaTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1044824Tower258 ft1997MayfieldKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1271762Lattice tower255 ft2009MayfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1043916Tower205 ft1946MayfieldBristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1317446Monopole199 ft2021MayfieldVB BTS III, LLC
1330612Monopole195 ft2026BoazTillman Infrastructure, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Graves 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 Kentucky with similar tower counts: Harlan County (38), Floyd County (37), Barren County (35), Marshall County (34), Ohio County (34).

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.