Cell towers in Macon County, TN

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Macon County, 0% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Macon County E-911, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 363 ft
3Largest owner Macon County E-911
4Median height (state 253 ft) 269 ft

Structures

rank 74 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

87% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Macon County

11 different registrants own the 15 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 Macon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 269 feet, 16 feet taller than the Tennessee median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Lafayette at 363 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Macon 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
1037079	Tower	363 ft	1995	Lafayette	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1041610	Tower	350 ft	1993	Lafayette	North Central Communications
1214113	Tower	310 ft	2009	Westmoreland	Crown Communication LLC
1238448	Mast	295 ft	2003	Red Boiling Springs	Cellco Partnership
1292521	Lattice tower	280 ft	2014	Lafayette	Macon County E-911
1292522	Lattice tower	280 ft	2014	Red Boiling Springs	Macon County E-911
1292523	Lattice tower	280 ft	2014	Westmoreland	Macon County E-911
1308415	Lattice tower	269 ft	2019	Westmoreland	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1041621	Other or unspecified	255 ft	1997	Westmoreland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041998	Lattice tower	255 ft	1997	Red Boiling Springs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041292	Tower	253 ft	2008	Lafayette	Texas Eastern Communications, LLC
1039480	Tower	241 ft	1992	Lafayette	LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO INC
1294114	Lattice tower	228 ft	2016	Lafayette	Cellco Partnership
1310671	Monopole	160 ft	2019	Lafayette	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1214051	Tower	138 ft	2001	Lafayette	Tri County Electric Membership Corp

If you have a tower lease in Macon 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: Bledsoe County (16), Polk County (16), White County (16), Union County (15), Crockett 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.