Nebraska / Butler County
#29 of 93 NE counties · 23 structures
Cell towers in Butler County, NE
The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Butler County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 3 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 23
- 2Tallest 406 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 240 ft) 279 ft
Who owns the towers in Butler County
15 different registrants own the 23 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 279 feet, 39 feet taller than the Nebraska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Brainard at 406 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1316024 | Guyed tower | 406 ft | 2020 | Brainard | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1045395 | Other or unspecified | 396 ft | 1999 | David City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1027509 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 1995 | Linwood | SBA GC Towers, LLC |
| 1325741 | Guyed tower | 340 ft | 2024 | David City | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1331095 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2026 | David City | Butler County Sheriff |
| 1025598 | Tower | 318 ft | 1993 | Bruno | BUTLER COUNTY RURAL PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| 1025820 | Tower | 314 ft | 1994 | David City | American Towers LLC |
| 1244601 | Tower | 308 ft | 2004 | Dwight | Alltel Corporation |
| 1329488 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2025 | Linwood | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1023298 | Tower | 299 ft | 1985 | Brainard | KLKN Lincoln License LLC |
| 1296950 | Lattice tower | 288 ft | 2016 | Bellwood | Alltel Corporation |
| 1026216 | Lattice tower | 279 ft | 2014 | Brainard | American Towers LLC |
| 1278479 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2011 | Dwight | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1308776 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2020 | Rising City | ALLTEL Corporation |
| 1298591 | Lattice tower | 235 ft | 2018 | David City | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1030320 | Tower | 218 ft | 1951 | Columbus | Heartland Tower Inc. |
| 1267944 | Tower | 200 ft | 2009 | David City | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1274001 | Tower | 200 ft | 2010 | Ulysses | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1322045 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2022 | Loma | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1332631 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 2026 | Rising City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1042539 | Guyed tower | 185 ft | 1969 | David City | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1290858 | Monopole | 151 ft | 2014 | David City | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1273188 | Tower | 110 ft | 2010 | David City | BNSF Railway Co. |
If you have a tower lease in Butler 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 Nebraska with similar tower counts: Wayne County (26), Richardson County (25), Dakota County (24), Chase County (22), Hamilton County (22).
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.