Cornland Illinois Map

About Cornland, Illinois

Cornland is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 361.7 people per km². Cornland is located at 39.9373°N, 89.4023°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62519.

Cornland emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the deep, dark soil of central Illinois. It lies 14.7 miles south of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 188°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Riverton. The landscape surrounding Cornland stretches in an endless, hypnotic geometry of green and gold, broken only by the thin, silver ribbon of Lake Fork, which meanders through the fields just a mile from the center. To the west, the subtle rise of Elkhart Hill interrupts the otherwise relentless levelness of the prairie, providing a singular point of elevation that catches the long, amber light of dusk. Air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a heavy, fertile perfume that settles over the low-lying plains as the day cools and the shadows of grain elevators lengthen against the sky.

Cornland exists primarily as a quiet witness to the seasonal cycles of the agrarian economy, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the planting and the harvest. The proximity of Samuel H Jones Park provides a rare expanse of managed wildness seven miles away, offering a contrast to the orderly, industrial precision of the surrounding crops. While the nearby waters of Pine Lake offer a destination for those seeking a moment of stillness away from the machinery of the fields, the daily character of Cornland is defined by the steady, persistent labor of those who work the land. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain silos and the enduring resilience of a community that understands its place within the vast, quiet interior of the continent.

About This Cornland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cornland, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.937269, -89.402317. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cornland includes the ZIP code (62519), telephone area code (217), county seat of Logan County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.