Minnesota / Big Stone County
#82 of 87 MN counties · 11 structures
Cell towers in Big Stone County, MN
The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Big Stone County, 0% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, Minnesota, State of, has 3 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 11
- 2Tallest 423 ft
- 3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 346 ft
Who owns the towers in Big Stone County
8 different registrants own the 11 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 346 feet, 86 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Chokio at 423 feet, built in 2025. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1260052 | Lattice tower | 423 ft | 2025 | Chokio | Great River Energy |
| 1020162 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 1994 | Graceville | RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION |
| 1053195 | Tower | 403 ft | 1993 | Chokio | FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE |
| 1259996 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Johnson | Minnesota, State of |
| 1260895 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Correll | Minnesota, State of |
| 1023387 | Guyed tower | 346 ft | 1996 | Ortonville | American Towers LLC |
| 1042088 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1968 | Ortonville | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1035722 | Tower | 268 ft | 1997 | Ortonville | Rural Cellular Corporation |
| 1294282 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Odessa | Rural Cellular Corporation |
| 1260897 | Tower | 200 ft | 2009 | Ortonville | Minnesota, State of |
| 1290355 | Lattice tower | 48 ft | 2014 | Ortonville | State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics |
If you have a tower lease in Big Stone 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 Minnesota with similar tower counts: Lac qui Parle County (13), Sibley County (13), Traverse County (13), Mahnomen County (11), Pennington County (11).
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.