Cornland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, Cornland had a population of 89.
Cornland was laid out and platted in 1871 when the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Cornland has been in operation since 1872.
The town of Cornland lies on the rolling flat land of the Sangamon River drainage area situated near the bottom grounds of Lake Fork Creek.
It is in the Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23.