Texas / Washington County

#121 of 254 TX counties · 39 structures

Cell towers in Washington County, TX

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Washington County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 8 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 39
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 291 ft
Structures
39
rank 121 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
51% of structures
Over 200 feet
32
82% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Washington County

25 different registrants own the 39 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.

Crown Castle8American Tower5Verizon5Vertical Bridge2SBA Communications2STC Two LLC2GTE Mobilnet of South Texas 2VB BTS III, LLC2
Constructed structures in Washington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 291 feet, 44 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 Burton at 500 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

Tower20Lattice tower10Guyed tower6Other or unspecified1Pole1Monopole1
Structures in Washington County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21970s11980s121990s132000s102010s12020s
Structures in Washington 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
1044895Guyed tower500 ft1984BurtonGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1050377Tower499 ft1995BrenhamGTE MOBILNET OF TEXAS RSA #16 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1012104Other or unspecified498 ft1997BurtonAmerican Towers LLC
1047727Guyed tower496 ft2007BrenhamAmerican Towers LLC
1039799Tower482 ft1990BrenhamCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1049313Guyed tower409 ft1998BrenhamGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1039798Tower385 ft1995BrenhamCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1267811Tower370 ft2009BrenhamBrenham, City of
1057258Guyed tower360 ft1971BrenhamGTC Uno, LLC
1012209Tower325 ft1997WashingtonVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1215775Tower325 ft2000BrenhamCrown Communication LLC
1053164Guyed tower312 ft2018BrenhamTOM S WHITEHEAD INC DBA KWHI
1263249Tower310 ft2008BrenhamCellco Partnership
1235978Tower308 ft2002BrenhamFort Bend Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1213854Guyed tower307 ft2000Chappel HillCrown Communication LLC
1246942Tower306 ft2005WashingtonCCATT LLC
1311688Lattice tower305 ft2020BrenhamVB BTS III, LLC
1258765Tower296 ft1997Chappell HillCCATT LLC
1018621Tower294 ft2006BrenhamCCATT LLC
1289141Lattice tower291 ft2014BrenhamGTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1289313Lattice tower290 ft2014BurtonCellco Partnership
1288931Lattice tower288 ft2014BrenhamCellco Partnership
1285531Lattice tower287 ft2012BrenhamGTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1044546Tower270 ft1998BrenhamSBA Structures, LLC
1044548Tower270 ft1998BurtonSBA Structures, LLC
1204555Tower267 ft1999BrenhamSTC Two LLC
1264961Tower266 ft2008BrenhamCellco Partnership
1206025Tower265 ft1999WashingtonSTC Two LLC
1209005Lattice tower256 ft2000Chappell HillAmerican Towers, LLC
1303749Lattice tower216 ft2018BrenhamTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1302409Lattice tower210 ft2017BrenhamVB BTS III, LLC
1306005Lattice tower210 ft2018BrenhamUniti Towers LLC
1236360Tower180 ft2003BrenhamPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1289178Lattice tower171 ft2014BrenhamCellco Partnership
1217920Tower170 ft2004BrenhamTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1239629Tower160 ft2004BrenhamLower Colorado River Authority
1304021Monopole158 ft2018BrenhamVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1065127Tower100 ft1975BrenhamJIMMIE HAHN INC
1065023Pole33 ft1999BrenhamBRENHAM, CITY OF

If you have a tower lease in Washington 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: Frio County (39), Live Oak County (39), Rockwall County (39), Duval County (38), Lee County (38).

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.