Cell towers in Clare County, MI

The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Clare County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 38
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 50 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Lattice tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

26% built then

Who owns the towers in Clare County

20 different registrants own the 38 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 Clare County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 35 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Phelps at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 26% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Clare 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
1038318	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Phelps	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1053769	Guyed tower	499 ft	1998	Harrison	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1000121	Guyed tower	414 ft	1992	Clare	SBA Structures, LLC
1028228	Tower	349 ft	1997	Farewell	Alltel Corporation
1021209	Guyed tower	348 ft	1991	Harrison	Alltel Corporation
1053942	Lattice tower	320 ft	1998	Harrison	SBA Structures, LLC
1062950	Guyed tower	319 ft	1999	Hayes Township	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1000786	Tower	314 ft	1968	Farwell	Great Lakes Gas Transmission LP
1217845	Tower	308 ft	2000	Farwell	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1059602	Guyed tower	306 ft	2002	Harrison	American Towers LLC
1220436	Tower	306 ft	2000	Gladwin	American Towers LLC
1061665	Guyed tower	304 ft	1999	Farwell	American Towers LLC
1206444	Guyed tower	298 ft	1999	Harrison	American Towers LLC
1241236	Lattice tower	287 ft	2003	Harrison	SBA Structures, LLC
1331286	Lattice tower	284 ft	2026	Farwell	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1330197	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Harrison	The Towers, LLC
1326709	Lattice tower	262 ft	2024	Garfield Township	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1222138	Tower	260 ft	2000	Lake	American Towers LLC
1327572	Guyed tower	260 ft	2024	Harrison	Skyway Towers, LLC
1328279	Lattice tower	260 ft	2024	Harrison	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1063102	Lattice tower	258 ft	2002	Farwell	American Towers LLC
1282721	Lattice tower	255 ft	2012	Lake	Alltel Corporation
1300006	Lattice tower	250 ft	2018	Lake	Alltel Corporation
1003575	Tower	245 ft	1974	Harrison	Bridge to Bridge, Inc.
1255790	Pole	230 ft	2006	Farwell	Cellco Partnership
1296932	Monopole	223 ft	2018	Harrison	Alltel Corporation
1005824	Guyed tower	218 ft	1996	Harrison	SBA Infrastructure, LLC
1224939	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Harrison	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1306154	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Gladwin	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1307349	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Lake	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1328391	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Harrison	APC Towers, LLC
1329347	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Lake George	APC Towers, LLC
1307821	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Lake	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1236346	Monopole	153 ft	2002	Clare	American Towers LLC
1321095	Monopole	135 ft	2023	Clare	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1289702	Guyed tower	120 ft	2014	Clare	Clare, City of
1211532	Other or unspecified	100 ft	2015	Harrison	Clare County Emergency Management
1281980	Tower	65 ft	2012	Clare	Clare, City of

If you have a tower lease in Clare 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 Michigan with similar tower counts: Mason County (39), Menominee County (39), Shiawassee County (39), Emmet County (37), Mackinac County (36).

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.