Mississippi / Benton County

#77 of 82 MS counties · 21 structures

Cell towers in Benton County, MS

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Benton County, 1% of Mississippi's 3,787. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 21
  2. 2Tallest 435 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 307 ft) 320 ft
Structures
21
rank 77 of 82 in MS
Most common type
Tower
57% of structures
Over 200 feet
21
100% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Benton County

14 different registrants own the 21 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.

American Tower3Crown Castle3SBA Communications2Wireless Communication Commi2VB-S1 Assets, LLC2Vertical Bridge2Alltel1Telava Wireless, Inc.1
Constructed structures in Benton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 320 feet, 13 feet taller than the Mississippi median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Ashland at 435 feet, built in 2012. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

Tower12Lattice tower5Guyed tower3Other or unspecified1
Structures in Benton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11980s21990s82000s52010s42020s
Structures in Benton 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1281365Tower435 ft2012AshlandWireless Communication Commision
1053310Tower423 ft2008Hickory FlatCrown Castle South LLC
1281105Tower420 ft2011Hickory FlatWireless Communication Commission
1040687Tower415 ft1994Michigan CityCrown Castle South LLC
1021818Guyed tower409 ft1996KossuthAlltel Corporation
1281364Tower385 ft2012LamarWireless Communication Commision
1322962Lattice tower365 ft2022Hickory FlatVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1322093Lattice tower360 ft2022AshlandVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1221215Guyed tower349 ft2001AshlandAmerican Towers LLC
1331283Guyed tower349 ft2026AshlandTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1222944Tower320 ft2001AshlandMid South Inc.
1213903Tower315 ft2000Potts CampTower Ventures III, LLC
1222671Tower315 ft2001AshlandCrown Communication LLC
1231807Tower315 ft2002Potts CampSBA Structures, LLC
1306648Lattice tower310 ft2018Hickory FlatVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1023507Other or unspecified286 ft1988Hickory FlatAmerican Towers LLC
1330553Lattice tower275 ft2025HickoryBranch Communications, LLC
1241190Tower270 ft2004Blue MountainSBA Structures, LLC
1043467Tower266 ft1967AshlandAmerican Towers LLC
1303499Lattice tower260 ft2017PrincetonVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1050169Tower240 ft2004AshlandTelava Wireless, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Benton 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 Mississippi with similar tower counts: Jefferson County (23), Tunica County (23), Wilkinson County (22), Claiborne County (21), Quitman County (17).

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.