Cell towers in Deuel County, NE

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Deuel County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 359 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 240 ft) 245 ft

Structures

rank 52 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

69% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Deuel County

12 different registrants own the 16 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.

Constructed structures in Deuel County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 245 feet, close to the Nebraska median of 240 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Chappell at 359 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Deuel 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
1201817	Guyed tower	359 ft	1994	Chappell	Octagon Towers, LLC
1251340	Tower	358 ft	2006	Big Springs	Alltel Corporation
1238746	Tower	349 ft	2003	Big Springs	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1026279	Tower	346 ft	1994	Chappell	AT&T Corp
1045568	Guyed tower	310 ft	2025	Big Springs	NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1060276	Tower	310 ft	1996	Big Springs	Tallgrass Operations, LLC
1298044	Lattice tower	308 ft	2017	Chappell	Alltel Corporation
1227515	Tower	250 ft	1968	Chappell	Deuel County Highway Department
1241111	Tower	240 ft	2004	Chappell	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1212147	Lattice tower	208 ft	2000	Chappell	American Towers LLC
1214877	Tower	208 ft	2000	Chappell	American Towers LLC
1325499	Lattice tower	195 ft	2024	Chappell	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1027396	Guyed tower	193 ft	1997	Chappell	American Towers LLC
1319138	Guyed tower	181 ft	2001	Lodgepole	Hoosier Towers, LLC.
1282564	Tower	80 ft	2012	Big Springs (Dt)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1206916	Tower	69 ft	2000	Chappell	State of Nebraska Dept of Roads

If you have a tower lease in Deuel 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: Kimball County (17), Saline County (17), Cuming County (16), Washington County (15), Brown County (14).

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.