Kentucky / Nelson County
#27 of 120 KY counties · 31 structures
Cell towers in Nelson County, KY
The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Nelson County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 8 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 31
- 2Tallest 440 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 264 ft
Who owns the towers in Nelson County
17 different registrants own the 31 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 264 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Bloomfield at 440 feet, built in 2008. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1207636 | Tower | 440 ft | 2008 | Bloomfield | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1204257 | Tower | 425 ft | 2000 | Bardstown | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1204265 | Tower | 425 ft | 1999 | Cox Creek | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1042220 | Guyed tower | 362 ft | 1993 | Bardstown | American Towers LLC |
| 1060547 | Tower | 358 ft | 2003 | Bardstown | MAGO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC DBA = MAGO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY |
| 1218674 | Tower | 320 ft | 2000 | Bloomfield | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1292023 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2014 | Bardstown | NELSON COUNTY FISCAL COURT |
| 1252119 | Tower | 305 ft | 2006 | Bardstown | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1329114 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2025 | New Haven | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1043050 | Guyed tower | 290 ft | 1991 | Bardstown | Cellco Partnership |
| 1259400 | Tower | 290 ft | 2007 | Bardstown | Cellco Partnership |
| 1278910 | Tower | 290 ft | 2011 | New Haven | Cellco Partnership |
| 1269851 | Tower | 280 ft | 2009 | Bardstown | Cellco Partnership |
| 1230727 | Tower | 270 ft | 2002 | Bardstown | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1305289 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2019 | Coxs Creek | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1303394 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2018 | Chaplin | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1305447 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2019 | Bloomfield | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1305620 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2019 | Fairfield | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1062550 | Tower | 257 ft | 2006 | Samuels | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1222666 | Tower | 255 ft | 2001 | Bardstown | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1200357 | Tower | 255 ft | 1999 | Barostown | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1049383 | Tower | 225 ft | 1998 | Bardstown | EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC |
| 1305471 | Lattice tower | 217 ft | 2018 | Bardstown | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1057558 | Lattice tower | 207 ft | 1998 | Bardstown | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1063304 | Guyed tower | 203 ft | 2024 | Bardstown | Bardstown Radio Team, LLC |
| 1312758 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2020 | Bloomfield | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1313392 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Bardstown | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1207498 | Tower | 145 ft | 1986 | Bardstown | City of Bardstown |
| 1230881 | Lattice tower | 138 ft | 2001 | Bardstown | BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1219721 | Tower | 125 ft | 2000 | Bellwood | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1334472 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2026 | Bardstown | Louisville Gas and Electric Company |
If you have a tower lease in Nelson 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: Muhlenberg County (33), Franklin County (31), Hart County (31), Perry County (31), Scott County (30).
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.