Cell towers in Dawson County, NE

The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Dawson County, 2% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 10 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 49
2Tallest 501 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 190 ft

Structures

rank 5 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

31% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Dawson County

23 different registrants own the 49 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 Dawson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 190 feet, 50 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Elwood at 501 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Dawson 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
1303519	Guyed tower	501 ft	1990	Elwood	Arapahoe Telephone Company DBA ATC Communications
1031500	Other or unspecified	414 ft	2007	Lexington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1063242	Tower	402 ft	1982	Cozad	State of Nebraska
1058387	Guyed tower	343 ft	1998	Miller	American Towers LLC
1307429	Lattice tower	332 ft	2020	Farnam	ALLTEL Corporation
1222412	Tower	318 ft	2000	Cozad	Midland Telecom, Inc
1027517	Tower	296 ft	1983	Cozad	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1026159	Tower	271 ft	1982	Sumner	Private owner (name withheld)
1272941	Lattice tower	260 ft	2010	Farnam	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1213536	Lattice tower	253 ft	2000	Overton	American Towers LLC
1278899	Other or unspecified	250 ft	2011	Sumner	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1027989	Tower	237 ft	1951	Cozad	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1213665	Tower	227 ft	2000	Cozad	American Towers LLC
1060279	Tower	210 ft	2005	Cozad	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1027516	Tower	203 ft	1965	Cozad	Nebraska Rural Radio Association
1261793	Tower	200 ft	2009	Overton	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1279123	Tower	200 ft	2011	Eddyville	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1293226	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Cozad	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1048074	Guyed tower	198 ft	2014	Gothenburg	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1286242	Monopole	198 ft	2013	Gothenburg	Alltel Corporation
1221943	Mast	196 ft	2001	Cozad	Alltel Corporation
1298479	Lattice tower	195 ft	2017	Overton	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1050075	Guyed tower	194 ft	1999	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1224129	Tower	192 ft	2001	Lexington	Wireless II, LLC
1326191	Guyed tower	190 ft	2026	Lexington	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1245664	Tower	180 ft	2004	Gothenburg	DAWSON COUNTY PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1292556	Monopole	165 ft	2014	Lexington	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1260072	Lattice tower	159 ft	2008	Gothenburg	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1288827	Monopole	155 ft	2014	Lexington	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1305271	Lattice tower	155 ft	2021	Elwood	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1213666	Monopole	154 ft	2000	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1290462	Lattice tower	152 ft	2014	Gothenburg	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1278623	Other or unspecified	150 ft	2011	Lexington	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1248947	Tower	148 ft	2006	Cozad	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1025986	Tower	145 ft	1970	Gothenburg	CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT
1293661	Monopole	145 ft	2014	Cozad	American Towers LLC
1289104	Lattice tower	140 ft	2014	Gothenburg (West Of)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1297276	Lattice tower	140 ft	2017	Sumner	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1293879	Monopole	135 ft	2014	Lexington	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1235622	Water tank	120 ft	2001	Gothenburg	Wireless II, LLC
1306273	Monopole	108 ft	2019	Gothenburg	ALLTEL Corporation
1316893	Monopole	87 ft	2024	Lexington	Industrial Tower West LLC
1266186	Tower	85 ft	2009	Lexington (North)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1288753	Monopole	80 ft	2014	Lexington	Alltel Corporation
1276346	Tower	74 ft	2010	Lexington	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1204677	Pole	65 ft	1996	Lexington	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1299822	Pole	60 ft	2017	Lexington	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1284160	Pole	45 ft	2012	Cozad	Union Pacific Railroad Company
1284162	Pole	45 ft	2012	Gothenburg	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Dawson 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: Lancaster County (99), Sarpy County (78), Lincoln County (56), Platte County (47), Custer County (46).

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.