Cell towers in Jones County, TX

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Jones County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 4 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 966 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 247 ft) 311 ft

Structures

rank 187 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Jones County

11 different registrants own the 20 structures. 3 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.

Constructed structures in Jones County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 311 feet, 64 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 Sylvester at 966 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Jones 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
1054597	Guyed tower	966 ft	2005	Sylvester	VB Nimbus, LLC
1050910	Other or unspecified	640 ft	1990	Tuxedo	STRICKLAND TOWER COMPANY
1281074	Tower	499 ft	2012	Noodle	CSN International, Inc.
1063963	Tower	413 ft	1972	Stamford	WesTex Towers
1248551	Tower	395 ft	2006	Hamlin	Alltel Corporation
1048095	Guyed tower	370 ft	1989	Anson	American Towers LLC
1326373	Lattice tower	346 ft	2024	Hawley	Private owner (name withheld)
1052042	Lattice tower	315 ft	2016	Avoca	Private owner (name withheld)
1053489	Guyed tower	315 ft	1991	Anson	Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC
1274216	Tower	312 ft	2010	Abilene	American Towers LLC
1330268	Lattice tower	310 ft	2025	Lueders	VB BTS III, LLC
1214509	Guyed tower	296 ft	2001	Hawley	Alltel Corporation
1053572	Guyed tower	262 ft	1993	Mulberry Creek	Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC
1245948	Tower	235 ft	2004	Stamford	Alltel Corporation
1064300	Tower	225 ft	1989	Hawley	Private owner (name withheld)
1024018	Tower	220 ft	1994	Anson	Alltel Corporation
1286955	Guyed tower	200 ft	2013	Stamford	K2 Towers III, LLC
1206090	Tower	195 ft	1999	Hawley	American Towers LLC
1291483	Guyed tower	100 ft	2014	Avoca	K2 Towers III, LLC
1249510	On a building	56 ft	1985	Stamford	City of Stamford

If you have a tower lease in Jones 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: Franklin County (21), Ochiltree County (21), Hamilton County (20), Swisher County (20), Willacy County (20).

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.