Cell towers in Terrell County, TX

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Terrell County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC owns 5 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 435 ft
3Largest owner BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
4Median height (state 247 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 219 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

60% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Terrell County

10 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 13 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 Sheffield at 435 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Terrell 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
1054703	Guyed tower	435 ft	2013	Sheffield	La Grange Acquisition, L. P.
1328134	Lattice tower	366 ft	2026	Dryden	ALLTEL Corporation
1049097	Tower	345 ft	2012	Malvado	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1053621	Tower	319 ft	1996	Sanderson	BIG BEND TELEPHONE COMPANY INC
1050923	Guyed tower	310 ft	1997	Sheffield	Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
1234952	Guyed tower	309 ft	2016	Sheffield	Longfellow Energy
1009823	Guyed tower	305 ft	2014	Dryden	Alltel Corporation
1321210	Lattice tower	260 ft	2023	Sheffield	VB BTS V, LLC
1053637	Tower	238 ft	1976	Sanderson	BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
1053641	Tower	197 ft	1985	Sanderson	BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
1053625	Tower	168 ft	1982	Sheffield	BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
1053647	Tower	63 ft	1977	Sheffield	BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
1200988	Tower	55 ft	1998	Moffeta Siding	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1285716	Monopole	45 ft	2013	Dryden	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1053658	Tower	25 ft	1980	Sanderson	BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC

If you have a tower lease in Terrell 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: Mitchell County (15), San Augustine County (15), Sherman County (15), Camp County (14), Cochran 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.