Cell towers in Grant County, MN

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Grant County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 418 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 74 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Grant County

12 different registrants own the 16 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 Grant County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Elbow Lake at 418 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Grant 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
1200108	Guyed tower	418 ft	2001	Elbow Lake	American Towers LLC
1214496	Guyed tower	410 ft	2000	Hoffman	SBA Structures, LLC
1214491	Guyed tower	403 ft	2000	Ashby	SBA Structures, LLC
1228031	Tower	363 ft	2001	Ashby	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1032808	Guyed tower	362 ft	1995	Elbow Lake	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1268427	Tower	350 ft	2011	Ashby	Minnesota, State of
1232818	Lattice tower	312 ft	2002	Elbow Lake	American Towers LLC
1240515	Lattice tower	260 ft	2012	Herman	Minnesota, State of
1301587	Lattice tower	259 ft	2020	Barrett	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1024029	Tower	205 ft	1974	Elbow Lake	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1208375	Tower	171 ft	2000	Elbow Lake	Soo System Radio Communications Corporation
1267531	Other or unspecified	147 ft	2012	Herman	New Horizon Ag Services
1205124	Tower	140 ft	1975	Elbow Lake	Grant County Hwy Dept
1299271	Guyed tower	120 ft	2016	Elbow Lake	Grant County
1298819	Monopole	50 ft	2016	Herman	BNSF Railway Company
1261232	Tower	37 ft	2008	Elbow Lake	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Grant 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: Wilkin County (18), Carver County (17), Dodge County (16), Nicollet County (16), Le Sueur County (15).

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.