Cell towers in DeKalb County, TN

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 0% of Tennessee's 3,746. American Tower owns 7 of them (39%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 319 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 253 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 66 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

67% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in DeKalb County

11 different registrants own the 18 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 DeKalb County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Tennessee median of 253 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Smithville at 319 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in DeKalb 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
1313091	Lattice tower	319 ft	2021	Smithville	Verizon Wireless Tennessee Partnership
1260970	Tower	317 ft	2008	Smithville	SBA Towers II LLC
1284735	Tower	315 ft	2013	Alexandria	American Towers LLC
1052153	Lattice tower	312 ft	1989	Alexandria	American Towers LLC
1277721	Lattice tower	305 ft	2011	Liberty	American Towers LLC
1259855	Lattice tower	304 ft	2007	Dowelltown	American Towers LLC
1010538	Tower	298 ft	1996	Smithville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1243117	Guyed tower	263 ft	2004	Smithville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1304793	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Alexandria	NTCH-VB, LLC
1309428	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Alexandria	NTCH-West Tenn., Inc.
1290935	Lattice tower	225 ft	2014	Smithville	Cellco Partnership
1043491	Tower	218 ft	2009	Smithville	TVT III, LLC
1052154	Lattice tower	200 ft	1989	Smithville	American Towers LLC
1285315	Lattice tower	200 ft	2012	Lancaster	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1278405	Tower	199 ft	2011	Smithville	American Towers LLC
1326391	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Smithville	StratCap Wireless Group
1302556	Monopole	135 ft	2017	Smithville	Cellco Partnership
1289025	Monopole	121 ft	2014	Smithville	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in DeKalb 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 Tennessee with similar tower counts: Warren County (21), Morgan County (19), Overton County (19), Lincoln County (18), Chester 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.