Texas / Lipscomb County

#197 of 254 TX counties · 18 structures

Cell towers in Lipscomb County, TX

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Lipscomb County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 4 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

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  1. 1Constructed structures 18
  2. 2Tallest 423 ft
  3. 3Largest owner BNSF Railway
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 240 ft
Structures
18
rank 197 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
50% of structures
Over 200 feet
11
61% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Lipscomb County

11 different registrants own the 18 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.

BNSF Railway4American Tower4Private owners2VB BTS III, LLC2C.L.&O. TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM1PC One Cable LLC1NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY1SBA Communications1
Constructed structures in Lipscomb County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 240 feet, close to the Texas median of 247 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Darrouzett at 423 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2010s.

Tower9Guyed tower6Lattice tower2Pole1
Structures in Lipscomb County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s21970s11980s31990s22000s62010s32020s
Structures in Lipscomb 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
1050631Guyed tower423 ft1994DarrouzettGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1323832Guyed tower350 ft2023BookerPanhandle Regional Planning Commission
1265652Guyed tower346 ft2009FollettSBA Towers IX, LLC
1257263Tower332 ft2007CoburnGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1301586Guyed tower312 ft2017FolletAmerican Towers LLC
1202678Tower298 ft1976Higgins, Lipscomb CoPrivate owner (name withheld)
1330358Guyed tower260 ft2025FollettVB BTS III, LLC
1274264Lattice tower256 ft2010BookerAmerican Towers LLC
1049168Guyed tower240 ft2016HigginsBNSF Railway Co.
1331261Lattice tower239 ft2025HigginsVB BTS III, LLC
1049307Tower220 ft1960FollettC.L.&O. TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM INC.
1056356Tower160 ft1978FollettPrivate owner (name withheld)
1051179Tower150 ft1980HigginsPC One Cable LLC
1279622Tower140 ft2011HigginsAMA Communications, LLC
1282670Tower50 ft2012HigginsBNSF Railway Co.
1282672Tower50 ft2012HigginsBNSF Railway Co.
1200890Pole45 ft1990FollettNORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY
1205511Tower45 ft1999HigginsBNSF Railway Co.

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