Cell towers in Lincoln County, KY

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Lincoln County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. SBA Communications owns 5 of them (38%), 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 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 414 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 265 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 87 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Guyed tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

77% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

62% built then

Who owns the towers in Lincoln County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 40 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 Stanford at 414 feet, built in 2009. Most 62% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lincoln 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
1043337	Tower	414 ft	2009	Stanford	Crown Castle South LLC
1042204	Guyed tower	364 ft	1991	Brodhead	American Towers LLC
1257703	Guyed tower	356 ft	2007	Stanford	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1252751	Lattice tower	345 ft	2006	Hustonville	CCATT LLC
1047763	Guyed tower	320 ft	1998	Eubank	American Towers LLC
1257724	Guyed tower	306 ft	2007	Stanford	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1041295	Tower	305 ft	1995	Moreland	Texas Eastern Communications, LLC
1243446	Lattice tower	305 ft	2004	Crab Orchard	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1257886	Guyed tower	286 ft	2007	Waynesburg	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1031516	Tower	217 ft	1965	Kings Mountain	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1315541	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Waynesburg	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1237789	Tower	195 ft	2002	Waynesburg	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1298610	Lattice tower	191 ft	2002	Stanford	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Lincoln 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: Boyle County (13), Larue County (13), Leslie County (13), Lyon County (13), Carroll County (12).

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.