Nebraska / Dawes County
#35 of 93 NE counties · 21 structures
Cell towers in Dawes County, NE
The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Dawes County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 5 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 21
- 2Tallest 503 ft
- 3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
- 4Median height (state 240 ft) 256 ft
Who owns the towers in Dawes County
12 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 256 feet, 16 feet taller than the Nebraska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Chadron at 503 feet, built in 1979. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026973 | Tower | 503 ft | 1979 | Chadron | Eagle Communications, Inc. |
| 1314784 | Guyed tower | 503 ft | 2020 | Chadron | Eagle Communications, Inc. |
| 1221456 | Guyed tower | 370 ft | 1995 | Crawford | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1025529 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 1995 | Crawford | American Towers LLC |
| 1248288 | Tower | 350 ft | 2005 | State Park | Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc. |
| 1291053 | Lattice tower | 338 ft | 2014 | Crawford | Alltel Corporation |
| 1265937 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2009 | Chadron | Nebraska Public Power District |
| 1025533 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 1994 | Chadron | American Towers LLC |
| 1288218 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2014 | Chadron | Alltel Corporation |
| 1029928 | Tower | 303 ft | 1989 | Chadron | NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION |
| 1027176 | Tower | 256 ft | 1954 | Chadron | CHADRAD COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1249668 | Tower | 250 ft | 2005 | Chadron | Mobius Communications Company |
| 1227544 | Tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Chadron | DAWES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS |
| 1248286 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Squaw Mound | Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc. |
| 1249900 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Crawford | Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc. |
| 1251343 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Chadron | Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc. |
| 1271891 | Tower | 200 ft | 2009 | Chadron East | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1272326 | Tower | 200 ft | 2009 | Chadron (Wayside) | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1279613 | Tower | 200 ft | 2011 | Whitney | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1297275 | Guyed tower | 200 ft | 2016 | Whitney | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1312629 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2013 | Chadron | Industrial Tower West LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Dawes 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: Phelps County (22), Red Willow County (22), Cedar County (21), Box Butte County (20), Morrill 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.