Ohio / Ross County

#52 of 88 OH counties · 47 structures

Cell towers in Ross County, OH

The FCC registry lists 47 constructed antenna structures in Ross County, 1% of Ohio's 6,156. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 47
  2. 2Tallest 420 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 254 ft) 290 ft
Structures
47
rank 52 of 88 in OH
Most common type
Tower
53% of structures
Over 200 feet
39
83% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
57% built then

Who owns the towers in Ross County

22 different registrants own the 47 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.

American Tower9Verizon9SBA Communications7OHIO, STATE OF4OpenLink Partners LLC3Alltel2Crown Castle2TV6 Holdings LLC2
Constructed structures in Ross County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 290 feet, 36 feet taller than the Ohio median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Chillicothe at 420 feet, built in 1996. Most 57% were built in the 2000s.

Tower25Lattice tower16Guyed tower2Mast2Other or unspecified1Monopole1
Structures in Ross County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21980s91990s272000s62010s32020s
Structures in Ross 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
1013710Guyed tower420 ft1996ChillicotheAmerican Towers LLC
1008522Tower413 ft2001LondonderryOHIO UNIVERSITY TELECOM. CENTER
1212316Tower367 ft2001WaverlyOHIO, STATE OF
1284039Lattice tower354 ft2014BainbridgeAmerican Towers LLC
1013882Tower337 ft1986ChillicotheVertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1013377Tower322 ft1992ChillicotheAlltel Corporation
1254271Lattice tower320 ft2006ChillicotheSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1214757Lattice tower315 ft2000ChillicotheOpenLink Partners LLC
1003390Tower314 ft1996FrankfortAlltel Corporation
1248034Tower312 ft2009Chillicothe EastCellco Partnership
1248664Tower312 ft2005FrankfortCellco Partnership
1249448Tower311 ft2005ChillicotheCellco Partnership
1249235Tower310 ft2006BournevilleCellco Partnership
1249826Tower310 ft2005Huntington TwpCellco Partnership
1278892Mast310 ft2011LondonderryAmerican Towers LLC
1253308Lattice tower309 ft2006ChillicotheTV6 Holdings LLC
1249895Tower308 ft2006ChillicotheCellco Partnership
1267771Lattice tower304 ft2009LibertySBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1282908Lattice tower302 ft2012ChillicotheAmerican Towers LLC
1249383Tower300 ft2008WashingtonCellco Partnership
1062350Tower299 ft1992BainbridgeSouthern Ohio Communication Services Inc
1233435Other or unspecified298 ft2001BainbridgeOHIO, STATE OF
1317830Lattice tower294 ft2022FrankfortTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1329422Lattice tower290 ft2025FrankfortCitySwitch II, LLC
1283219Lattice tower285 ft2013FrankfortAmerican Towers LLC
1013711Guyed tower280 ft1987ChillicotheAmerican Towers LLC
1210468Lattice tower274 ft1999ChillicotheSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1055959Tower265 ft1998ChillicotheSBA Towers, LLC
1219354Tower265 ft2000MassievilleSBA Towers, LLC
1248799Tower261 ft2006ChillicotheCellco Partnership
1222518Lattice tower260 ft2001ChilicotheAmerican Towers LLC
1214745Tower256 ft2000FrankfortCrown Communication LLC
1248299Tower256 ft2005WaverlyCellco Partnership
1237274Lattice tower253 ft2002ChillicotheTV6 Holdings LLC
1282170Lattice tower249 ft2012LaurelvilleOHIO, STATE OF
1039383Lattice tower247 ft1997ChillicotheAmerican Towers LLC
1015632Tower238 ft2000GreenlandMCI Communications Services LLC
1039382Lattice tower234 ft1997ChilicotheOpenLink Partners LLC
1223500Tower230 ft2001South FrankfortOpenLink Partners LLC
1311282Monopole199 ft2019ChillicotheDiamond Towers V LLC
1330834Lattice tower199 ft2026ClarksburgTowerNorth Development, LLC
1063642Tower198 ft2008WaverlyCCATT LLC
1219515Tower195 ft2001BournevilleSBA Properties, LLC
1208034Tower193 ft2000ChillicotheOHIO, STATE OF
1250872Tower160 ft2005ChillicotheSBA Towers, LLC
1033261Tower90 ft1997WaverlySBA Towers, LLC
1233795Mast36 ft2002ChillicotheRoss, County of

If you have a tower lease in Ross 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 Ohio with similar tower counts: Brown County (47), Crawford County (47), Madison County (47), Union County (47), Scioto 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.