Southern Monon Conference
# Southern Monon Conference

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 | County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borden | Borden | Braves | 10 Clark | 1957 | Clark County | 1965 | Dixie-Monon |
| $Campbellsburg^1$ | Campbellsburg | Warriors | 88 Washington | 1957 | Washington County | 1963 | none (consolidated into West Washington) |
| $Milltown^2$ | Milltown | Millers | 13 Crawford | 1957 | Crawford County | 1959 | Blue River |
| $Pekin^1$ | 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 | 1958 | Washington County | 1963 | none (consolidated into West Washington) |
| $Tunnelton^3$ | Tunnelton | Indians | 47 Lawrence | 1958 | Lawrence County | 1965 | Dixie-Monon |
| $Fayetteville^3$ | Fayetteville | Lions | 47 Lawrence | 1959 | Lawrence County | 1965 | Dixie-Monon |
| $Medora^4$ | Medora | Hornets | 36 Jackson | 1959 | Jackson County | 1965 | Dixie-Monon |
| $Williams^3$ | Williams | Bulldogs | 47 Lawrence | 1959 | Lawrence County | 1963 | none (consolidated into Bedford |
| Orleans | Orleans | Bulldogs | 59 Orange | 1963 | Independents (previous SE 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.
