Cell towers in Simpson County, KY

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Simpson County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. Crown Castle owns 3 of them (30%), 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 375 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 255 ft

Structures

rank 109 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

60% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Simpson County

9 different registrants own the 10 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.

Constructed structures in Simpson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Franklin at 375 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Simpson 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
1200032	Tower	375 ft	1999	Franklin	Crown Communication LLC
1054626	Tower	358 ft	1990	Franklin	Private owner (name withheld)
1007990	Guyed tower	308 ft	2004	Franklin	American Towers LLC
1050238	Guyed tower	302 ft	1981	Franklin	American Towers LLC
1050173	Tower	255 ft	2004	Franklin	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1268208	Tower	255 ft	2009	Franklin	Cellco Partnership
1057217	Tower	245 ft	2000	Franklin	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1057739	Tower	228 ft	1954	Franklin	H G ACQUISITION INC
1315530	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Franklin	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1043423	Lattice tower	195 ft	1991	Auburn	Crown Castle South LLC

If you have a tower lease in Simpson 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: Bourbon County (10), Bracken County (10), Crittenden County (10), Trimble County (10), Woodford County (10).

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.