Cell towers in Rains County, TX

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Rains County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 508 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 247 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 227 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

93% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Rains County

12 different registrants own the 14 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 Rains County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 58 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 Point at 508 feet, built in 2008. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rains 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
1052600	Guyed tower	508 ft	2008	Point	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1308718	Guyed tower	449 ft	2019	Emory	StratCap Wireless Group
1330815	Lattice tower	370 ft	2026	Emory	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1308450	Lattice tower	335 ft	2019	Point	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1307740	Lattice tower	319 ft	2019	Emory	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1267500	Tower	312 ft	2009	Emory	SBA Towers III LLC
1268386	Tower	305 ft	2009	Point	SBA Towers II LLC
1308985	Lattice tower	305 ft	2019	Point	Tillman Infrastructure,LLC
1054770	Tower	281 ft	1955	Emory	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1052264	Tower	269 ft	1993	Emory	Tristream East Texas, LLC
1207582	Tower	259 ft	2000	Emory	STC Five LLC
1207578	Tower	257 ft	2000	Point	STC Five LLC
1052432	Tower	220 ft	1992	Emory	American Towers LLC
1279086	Lattice tower	136 ft	2011	Emory	Crossroad Communications, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Rains 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: Irion County (14), Kenedy County (14), Presidio County (14), Real County (14), Roberts 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.