Cell towers in Russell County, VA

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Russell County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 4 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 351 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 256 ft

Structures

rank 89 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

67% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Russell County

9 different registrants own the 12 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 256 feet, 57 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Dickensonville at 351 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Russell 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
1018557	Tower	351 ft	1991	Dickensonville	Private owner (name withheld)
1321411	Guyed tower	317 ft	2022	Cedar Bluff	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1269185	Guyed tower	310 ft	2011	Castlewood	Cellco Partnership
1257447	Lattice tower	284 ft	2007	Cedar Bluff	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1252216	Guyed tower	274 ft	2006	Lebanon	SBA Towers III LLC
1243961	Tower	258 ft	2010	Cedar Bluff	CCATT LLC
1252227	Lattice tower	253 ft	2006	Lebanon	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1239574	Lattice tower	249 ft	2010	Lebanon	CCATT LLC
1242706	Lattice tower	199 ft	2004	Rosedale	SBA Towers III LLC
1292037	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Honaker	Private owner (name withheld)
1303103	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Lebanon	Apex Towers, LLC
1018414	Tower	183 ft	2010	Honaker	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Russell 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 Virginia with similar tower counts: Greene County (12), Northampton County (12), Rockbridge County (12), Fluvanna County (11), Giles County (11).

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.