According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant, designated 8M116. This invention thus relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn plant 8M116 and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred plant 8M116 with itself or with another corn plant. This invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred plant 8M116 with another corn plant and to crosses with related species. This invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of inbred corn plant 8M116, and also relates to the RFLP and genetic isozyme typing profiles of inbred corn plant 8M116.