Nebraska / Sheridan County

#25 of 93 NE counties · 27 structures

Cell towers in Sheridan County, NE

The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Sheridan County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Industrial Tower and Wireless owns 14 of them (52%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 27
  2. 2Tallest 503 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 240 ft) 270 ft
Structures
27
rank 25 of 93 in NE
Most common type
Tower
59% of structures
Over 200 feet
15
56% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
37% built then

Who owns the towers in Sheridan County

15 different registrants own the 27 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.

Industrial Tower and Wireles14Nebraska, State of Office of2Industrial Communications & 2TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANS1Eagle Communications, Inc1D J BROADCASTING INC DBA = 1PANHANDLE RURAL ELECTRIC MEM1Nebraska Public Power Distri1
Constructed structures in Sheridan County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 30 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 Hay Springs at 503 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2010s.

Tower16Lattice tower5Guyed tower4On a building1Pole1
Structures in Sheridan County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s31980s11990s82000s102010s32020s
Structures in Sheridan 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
1026676Tower503 ft1997Hay SpringsEagle Communications, Inc
1026811Tower402 ft1978GordonD J BROADCASTING INC DBA = KSDZ RADIO
1246332Guyed tower380 ft2015Hay SpringsIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1290881Lattice tower358 ft2014RushvilleAlltel Corporation
1254852Tower350 ft2006AntiochIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1254939Tower350 ft2006EllsworthIndustrial Tower and Wireless LLC.
1308632Guyed tower350 ft2021RushvilleIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1029447Tower345 ft1954LakesidePANHANDLE RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION
1326104Guyed tower340 ft2024Hay SpringsHorvath Towers VI, LLC
1025478Tower312 ft1987RushvilleNebraska, State of Office of the Chief Information Officer
1207085Tower310 ft2000WhiteclayNebraska, State of Office of the Chief Information Officer
1246808Guyed tower305 ft2015GordonIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1024342Tower299 ft1982Hay SpringsTRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION INC
1256103Tower270 ft2006Clinton (Gordon)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1327227Lattice tower260 ft2024RushvilleVB BTS, ll, LLC
1248289Tower200 ft2005JackellIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1248758Tower200 ft2005Hay SpringsIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1259342Tower200 ft2007BinghamIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1282575Tower200 ft2012Gordon (North)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1316774Lattice tower200 ft2015EllsworthIndustrial Tower West LLC
1312631Lattice tower199 ft2012GordonIndustrial Tower West LLC
1312636Lattice tower199 ft2015RushvilleIndustrial Tower West LLC
1275757Tower160 ft2010GordonIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1282615Tower150 ft2012RushvilleIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1205104On a building110 ft1984GordonNebraska Public Power District
1299331Pole60 ft2017Hay SpringsIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1207114Tower49 ft2000GordanNebraska, State of

If you have a tower lease in Sheridan 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: Otoe County (29), York County (29), Saunders County (27), Wayne County (26), Richardson County (25).

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.