Texas / Knox County

#196 of 254 TX counties · 18 structures

Cell towers in Knox County, TX

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Knox County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, has 5 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 18
  2. 2Tallest 495 ft
  3. 3Largest owner US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 277 ft
Structures
18
rank 196 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Lattice tower
44% of structures
Over 200 feet
12
67% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Knox County

9 different registrants own the 18 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.

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS5American Tower4Private owners3WesTex Towers1Array Digital Infrastructure1Knox County1BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOPER1Alltel1
Constructed structures in Knox County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 277 feet, 30 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 Benjamin at 495 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower8Tower5Guyed tower4Mast1
Structures in Knox County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31970s11980s11990s62000s62010s12020s
Structures in Knox 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
1049779Guyed tower495 ft1995BenjaminARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1040645Tower420 ft1970Knox CityWesTex Towers
1050510Guyed tower413 ft1973MundayAmerican Towers LLC
1301665Guyed tower350 ft2017VeraTri County Electric Cooperative Inc
1303630Lattice tower345 ft2018MundayPrivate owner (name withheld)
1275998Mast315 ft2010GoreeAmerican Towers LLC
1275799Lattice tower310 ft2010SeymourAmerican Towers LLC
1275426Guyed tower305 ft2010BenjaminAmerican Towers LLC
1211072Tower279 ft1974BenjaminKnox County
1280502Tower275 ft2012Knox CityAlltel Corporation
1236010Tower267 ft2003MundayBRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1326107Lattice tower255 ft2025CrowellPrivate owner (name withheld)
1052038Tower182 ft1982GillilandPrivate owner (name withheld)
1290180Lattice tower150 ft2005Truscott Brine LakeUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1290184Lattice tower150 ft2005TruscottUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1290181Lattice tower100 ft2005Truscott Brine LakeUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1290182Lattice tower60 ft2005TruscottUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1290183Lattice tower60 ft2005TruscottUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Knox 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: Hall County (18), Hardeman County (18), Jim Hogg County (18), Lipscomb County (18), Oldham County (18).

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.