Cell towers in Hancock County, KY

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Hancock County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Kenergy Corporation, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 415 ft
3Largest owner Kenergy Corporation
4Median height (state 265 ft) 264 ft

Structures

rank 58 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

68% of structures

Peak build decade

1980s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Hancock County

13 different registrants own the 19 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 Hancock County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 264 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Hawesville at 415 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 1980s.

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

Structures in Hancock 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
1230511	Tower	415 ft	2007	Hawesville	Crown Castle South LLC
1200760	Tower	380 ft	1968	Hawesville	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
1268662	Tower	310 ft	2009	Hawesville	American Towers LLC
1229810	Lattice tower	288 ft	2001	Lewisport	American Towers, LLC.
1050237	Tower	270 ft	1979	Hawesville	INSIDE CONNECT CABLE, LLC
1051461	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1983	Hawesville	HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1051462	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1983	Hawesville	HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1325680	Lattice tower	265 ft	2023	Hawesville	VB BTS V, LLC
1330578	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Hawesville	VB BTS III, LLC
1304191	Lattice tower	264 ft	2019	Reynolds Station	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1043556	Tower	232 ft	1984	Weberstown	Kenergy Corporation
1043711	Guyed tower	220 ft	1984	Hawesville	K2 Towers III, LLC
1049229	Tower	210 ft	1959	Fordsville	American Towers LLC
1315943	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Lewisport	VB BTS III, LLC
1321004	Monopole	199 ft	2022	Lewisport	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1043555	Tower	182 ft	1981	Lewisport	Kenergy Corporation
1043537	Tower	152 ft	1983	Hawesville	Kenergy Corporation
1043559	Tower	102 ft	1981	Hawesville	Kenergy Corporation
1302664	Mast	70 ft	2018	Lewisport	CSX Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Hancock 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: Caldwell County (19), Calloway County (19), Clay County (19), Lawrence County (19), Powell 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.