Texas / Gaines County

#137 of 254 TX counties · 35 structures

Cell towers in Gaines County, TX

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Gaines County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, has 5 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 35
  2. 2Tallest 698 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 262 ft
Structures
35
rank 137 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
54% of structures
Over 200 feet
21
60% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
43% built then

Who owns the towers in Gaines County

22 different registrants own the 35 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

Occidental Petroleum Corpora5Crown Castle5Alltel4American Tower3Private owners2Poka Lambro Telecommunicatio2Texas, State of1HEARTHSTONE ENTERPRISES INC1
Constructed structures in Gaines County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, 15 feet taller than the Texas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Seminole at 698 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

Tower19Guyed tower7Lattice tower5Monopole2Mast1Pole1
Structures in Gaines County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s31980s61990s152000s62010s32020s
Structures in Gaines 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
1210213Guyed tower698 ft2000SeminoleSBA Towers II LLC
1053915Tower559 ft1984SeminoleHEARTHSTONE ENTERPRISES INC
1059363Tower518 ft1998SeminoleKey Communications, Inc.
1265556Guyed tower459 ft2009SeminoleAmerican Towers LLC
1052414Tower447 ft1998SeminoleAmerican Towers LLC
1024011Tower414 ft1994SeminoleAlltel Corporation
1052165Guyed tower406 ft1993Denver CityCCATT LLC
1052164Tower405 ft2008SeminoleCCATT LLC
1049937Tower367 ft1981SeminoleTexas, State of
1047018Lattice tower335 ft1998SeminoleAmerican Towers LLC
1219352Tower320 ft1975SeminoleGaines County
1052828Guyed tower315 ft2021SeminoleOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1306006Guyed tower310 ft2018SeminoleOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1062797Guyed tower305 ft1986SeagravesPoka Lambro Telecommunications, Ltd.
1201194Tower305 ft1996SeminolePrivate owner (name withheld)
1224118Tower305 ft2001SeminoleCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1236815Tower270 ft2002West SeminoleAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1220781Tower262 ft2004SeagravesCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1050347Tower212 ft1960SeminolePrivate owner (name withheld)
1051954Guyed tower205 ft2021SeminoleOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1257034Lattice tower205 ft2007SeminoleAlltel Corporation
1260946Tower199 ft2008SeminoleAlltel Corporation
1320512Lattice tower199 ft2021SeminoleSkyway Towers, LLC
1304376Lattice tower190 ft2017SeminoleOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1244778Tower170 ft2005SeminoleTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1301198Monopole170 ft2016SeminoleAtmos Energy
1300496Monopole162 ft2017SeminoleALLTEL Corporation
1223585Tower142 ft2001SeagravesCCATT LLC
1227953Tower141 ft2000SeagravesNorteast Gaines County Emergency Services District 1
1257744Tower137 ft2006SeminoleLeaco Rural Telephone Cooperative Inc
1062798Tower120 ft2009SeminolePoka Lambro Telecommunications, Ltd.
1276248Pole100 ft2010SeagravesConterra ultra Broadband, LLC
1288841Lattice tower100 ft2013SeminoleOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1243365Tower60 ft2004SeminoleCenturion Pipeline LP
1241012Mast33 ft2004SeminoleGaines County Airport

If you have a tower lease in Gaines 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 Texas with similar tower counts: Freestone County (36), Lampasas County (36), Bandera County (35), Jackson County (35), Leon County (35).

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.