Texas / Sherman County

#218 of 254 TX counties · 15 structures

Cell towers in Sherman County, TX

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Sherman County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 2 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 15
  2. 2Tallest 320 ft
  3. 3Largest owner BNSF Railway
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 230 ft
Structures
15
rank 218 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
53% of structures
Over 200 feet
8
53% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Sherman County

12 different registrants own the 15 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.

BNSF Railway2Crown Castle2Panhandle Telecommunication 2Alltel2KFW Communications1Colorado Interstate Gas Comp1PTI US TOWERS II, LLC1Xcel Energy Services Inc.1
Constructed structures in Sherman County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 230 feet, 17 feet shorter than the Texas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Stratford at 320 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

Tower8Lattice tower4Guyed tower2Monopole1
Structures in Sherman County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s11980s21990s62000s42010s12020s
Structures in Sherman 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
1040293Tower320 ft1970StratfordKFW Communications
1296212Lattice tower308 ft2015StratfordAlltel Corporation
1228620Tower301 ft2010CactusOctagon Towers, LLC
1049124Tower298 ft2008StratfordPTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1261079Lattice tower290 ft2008StratfordAlltel Corporation
1046871Guyed tower275 ft1995EtterColorado Interstate Gas Company LLC
1281474Tower254 ft2011StratfordGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1049692Guyed tower230 ft1988TexhomaXcel Energy Services Inc.
1257120Tower193 ft2007StratfordPanhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
1257023Tower161 ft2007TexhomaPanhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
1319561Lattice tower161 ft2022StratfordBNSF Railway Co
1049166Lattice tower125 ft1990StratfordBNSF Railway Co.
1235700Tower112 ft2008StratfordCCATT LLC
1051277Tower105 ft2008StratfordTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1298719Monopole105 ft2016StratfordCCATT LLC

If you have a tower lease in Sherman 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: Hudspeth County (15), Mitchell County (15), San Augustine County (15), Terrell County (15), Camp 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.