Cell towers in Lincoln County, MN

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Lincoln County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, SWWC Service Cooperative, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 600 ft
3Largest owner SWWC Service Cooperative
4Median height (state 260 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 64 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

52% of structures

Over 200 feet

86% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Lincoln County

18 different registrants own the 21 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 Lincoln County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lake Benton at 600 feet, built in 2018. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Lincoln 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
1247660	Guyed tower	600 ft	2018	Lake Benton	Subarctic Realty, LLC
1009339	Monopole	422 ft	2010	Ivanhoe	CCATT LLC
1022904	Tower	413 ft	1993	Lake Benton	EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1278764	Tower	350 ft	2012	Ivanhoe	Minnesota, State of
1280268	Tower	350 ft	2012	Lake Benton	Minnesota, State of
1009334	Tower	320 ft	1994	Lake Benton	DD CABLE HOLDING DBA = MID WEST CABLE
1045614	Tower	320 ft	1994	Lake Benton	Private owner (name withheld)
1281711	Tower	320 ft	2011	Lake Benton	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1003306	Tower	275 ft	1997	Ivanhoe	WEST CENTRAL MN EDUC TV CO INC
1042357	Guyed tower	275 ft	1984	Lake Benton	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1244682	Tower	265 ft	2004	Tyler	Alltel Corporation
1023369	Tower	260 ft	1981	Hendricks	Minnesota Valley TV Improvement Corporation
1294866	Guyed tower	260 ft	2015	Lake Benton	Lake Benton Power Partners, LLC
1280185	Lattice tower	259 ft	2011	Ivanhoe	American Towers LLC
1304403	Lattice tower	259 ft	2020	Lake Benton	ALLTEL Corporation
1027538	Guyed tower	243 ft	1979	Ivanhoe	CTI Towers, Inc.
1037186	Tower	240 ft	1997	Marshall	Northern Border Pipeline Company
1316754	Lattice tower	222 ft	2022	Hendricks	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1264556	Pole	185 ft	2008	Lake Benton	SWWC Service Cooperative
1255331	Tower	153 ft	2006	Tyler	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262603	Pole	150 ft	2007	Ivanhoe	SWWC Service Cooperative

If you have a tower lease in Lincoln 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: Swift County (22), Wadena County (22), Chisago County (21), Chippewa County (20), Lake of the Woods County (20).

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.