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 School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Borden Borden Braves 10 Clark 1957 Clark County 1965 Dixie-Monon Campbellsburg1 Campbellsburg Warriors 88 Washington 1957 Washington County 1963 none (consolidatedinto West Washington) Milltown2 Milltown Millers 13 Crawford 1957Crawford County 1959Blue River Pekin1 New Pekin Musketeers 88 Washington 1957 Washington County 1965 Dixie-Monon Henryville Henryville Hornets 10 Clark 1958 Clark County 1959 Independents(Dixie in 1961) New Washington New Washington Mustangs 10 Clark 1958 Clark County 1959 Independents(Dixie in 1961) Hardinsburg Hardinsburg Bearcats 88 Washington 1958Washington County 1963 none (consolidatedinto West Washington) Tunnelton3 Tunnelton Indians 47 Lawrence 1958 Lawrence County 1965 Dixie-Monon Fayetteville3 Fayetteville Lions 47 Lawrence 1959 Lawrence County 1965 Dixie-Monon Medora4 Medora Hornets 36 Jackson 1959 Jackson County 1965 Dixie-Monon Williams3 Williams Bulldogs 47 Lawrence 1959 Lawrence County 1963 none (consolidatedinto Bedford Orleans Orleans Bulldogs 59 Orange 1963 Independents (previousSE Indiana 1958) 1965 Dixie-Monon West Washington Campbellsburg Senators 88 Washington 1963 none (new school) 1965 Dixie-Monon
Played concurrently in SMC and WCC 1957–58. Played concurrently in SMC and CCC 1957–59. Played concurrently in SMC and LCC throughout SMC tenure. Played concurrently in SMC and JCC 1959–65.
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