Cell towers in Lyon County, MN

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Lyon County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 9 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 40
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 260 ft) 216 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

55% built then

Who owns the towers in Lyon County

22 different registrants own the 40 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 Lyon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 216 feet, 44 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Balaton at 499 feet, built in 1995. Most 55% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lyon 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
1018640	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1995	Balaton	Subarctic Realty, LLC
1023779	Guyed tower	495 ft	1990	Marshall	Alltel Corporation
1009337	Guyed tower	413 ft	1994	Marshall	TVT I, LLC
1049882	Tower	371 ft	1945	Marshall	Subarctic Realty, LLC
1220026	Guyed tower	361 ft	2001	Ruthton	American Towers LLC
1220018	Tower	359 ft	2002	Cottonwood	American Towers LLC
1221402	Tower	359 ft	2001	Balaton	American Towers LLC
1018636	Lattice tower	326 ft	2017	Russell	Minnesota, State of
1220468	Tower	315 ft	2001	Balaton	Alltel Corporation
1220082	Tower	310 ft	2002	Lynd	American Towers LLC
1057632	Tower	306 ft	1999	Marshall	PrairieWave Telecommunications, Inc.
1261154	Guyed tower	304 ft	2010	Minneota	CCATT LLC
1248525	Guyed tower	303 ft	2003	Marshall	American Towers LLC
1018209	Tower	290 ft	1977	Marshall	Private owner (name withheld)
1204686	Tower	265 ft	1999	Tracy	Alltel Corporation
1226947	Tower	265 ft	2001	Cottonwood	Alltel Corporation
1024507	Tower	262 ft	1972	Tracy	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1261051	Tower	255 ft	2008	Minneota	Alltel Corporation
1266234	Tower	250 ft	2009	Lyons	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1024506	Tower	233 ft	1979	Balaton	K2 Towers III, LLC
1260646	Tower	199 ft	2008	Marshall	Minnesota, State of
1259226	Lattice tower	198 ft	2008	Tracy	SBA Towers III LLC
1292778	Guyed tower	198 ft	2015	Tracy	K-Communications
1057796	Lattice tower	195 ft	1998	Marshall	Alltel Corporation
1221646	Tower	195 ft	2000	Russell	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1235852	Tower	195 ft	2002	Marshall	Redwood County Telephone Company
1236600	Lattice tower	175 ft	2002	Marshall	Alltel Corporation
1022903	Tower	165 ft	1979	Marshall	LYON, COUNTY OF
1262624	Pole	160 ft	2007	Marshall	SWWC Service Cooperative
1318829	Monopole	135 ft	2022	Marshall	ALLTEL Corporation
1262609	Pole	130 ft	2007	Minneota	SWWC Service Cooperative
1266493	Tower	123 ft	2009	Marshall	Alltel Corporation
1210548	Tower	121 ft	2000	Marshall	City Of Marshall Police Dept
1049117	Lattice tower	120 ft	2017	Marshall	BNSF Railway Co.
1254790	Tower	120 ft	2006	Tracy	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262975	Pole	105 ft	2007	Balaton	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262607	Pole	100 ft	2007	Lynd	SWWC Service Cooperative
1278863	Tower	48 ft	2011	Marshall	BNSF Railway Co.
1239903	Tower	37 ft	2003	Tracy	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1320780	Lattice tower	37 ft	2022	Tracy	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Lyon 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: Wright County (43), Goodhue County (41), Douglas County (40), Koochiching County (39), Morrison County (39).

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.