The Southern Monon Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in Southern Indiana. The conference was named after the two railroad lines the four founding schools were located along: the Southern (Milltown) and Monon (Borden, Campbellsburg, and Pekin). The conference doubled in size in its second year, yet had a large amount of turnover in its existence, The conference ended in 1965, when it merged with the Dixie Athletic Conference to form the Dixie-Monon Conference (Milltown left the league in 1959, ending the presence of the Southern Railroad its footprint).

Membership

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
BordenBordenBraves10 Clark1957Clark County1965Dixie-Monon
Campbellsburg1CampbellsburgWarriors88 Washington1957Washington County1963none (consolidated into West Washington)
Milltown2MilltownMillers13 Crawford1957Crawford County1959Blue River
Pekin1New PekinMusketeers88 Washington1957Washington County1965Dixie-Monon
HenryvilleHenryvilleHornets10 Clark1958Clark County1959Independents (Dixie in 1961)
New WashingtonNew WashingtonMustangs10 Clark1958Clark County1959Independents (Dixie in 1961)
HardinsburgHardinsburgBearcats88 Washington1958Washington County1963none (consolidated into West Washington)
Tunnelton3TunneltonIndians47 Lawrence1958Lawrence County1965Dixie-Monon
Fayetteville3FayettevilleLions47 Lawrence1959Lawrence County1965Dixie-Monon
Medora4MedoraHornets36 Jackson1959Jackson County1965Dixie-Monon
Williams3WilliamsBulldogs47 Lawrence1959Lawrence County1963none (consolidated into Bedford
OrleansOrleansBulldogs59 Orange1963Independents (previous SE Indiana 1958)1965Dixie-Monon
West WashingtonCampbellsburgSenators88 Washington1963none (new school)1965Dixie-Monon
  1. Played concurrently in SMC and WCC 1957–58.
  2. Played concurrently in SMC and CCC 1957–59.
  3. Played concurrently in SMC and LCC throughout SMC tenure.
  4. Played concurrently in SMC and JCC 1959–65.