South Dakota / Clay County
#14 of 66 SD counties · 18 structures
Cell towers in Clay County, SD
The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Clay County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 3 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 18
- 2Tallest 395 ft
- 3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 244 ft
Who owns the towers in Clay County
14 different registrants own the 18 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 244 feet, 41 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Gayville at 395 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 22% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1291804 | Guyed tower | 395 ft | 2014 | Gayville | 5 Star Communications, Inc. |
| 1238948 | Tower | 344 ft | 1996 | Alsen | Culhane Communications, Inc. |
| 1050678 | Tower | 316 ft | 2010 | Volin | CCATT LLC |
| 1058965 | Tower | 316 ft | 1990 | Vermillion | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1260685 | Tower | 311 ft | 2008 | Volin | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1328404 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2025 | Vermillion | Horvath Towers VI, LLC |
| 1238952 | Tower | 300 ft | 1968 | Vermillion | Culhane Communications, Inc. |
| 1050677 | Tower | 293 ft | 2010 | Vermillion | CCATT LLC |
| 1049739 | Tower | 285 ft | 1950 | Vermillion | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA = SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1035412 | Tower | 203 ft | 1991 | Vermillion | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1321908 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2022 | Vermillion | Apex Towers, LLC |
| 1222824 | Tower | 195 ft | 2001 | Vermillion | T-Mobile Central LLC |
| 1058727 | Tower | 180 ft | 1989 | Vermillion | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1258723 | Tower | 144 ft | 2007 | Vermillion | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1038383 | Tower | 138 ft | 1995 | Vermillion | VANTEK COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1329127 | Lattice tower | 124 ft | 2025 | Vermillion | ANCO Developments, LLC |
| 1213518 | Tower | 98 ft | 1981 | Vermillion | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1296352 | On a building | 75 ft | 2015 | Vermillion | CLAY AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS CENTER |
If you have a tower lease in Clay 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 South Dakota with similar tower counts: Hughes County (20), Lawrence County (20), Meade County (20), Beadle County (17), Clark County (17).
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.