Hancock County (Indiana) Veterans Burial Allowance

Hancock County pays a veterans burial allowance of up to $600 under County Code 33.58 and IC 10-17-10: $500 toward burial expenses and $100 toward the grave marker; ask the Veterans Service Office (317-462-8767) or the funeral home to file.

Also called: burial allowance, grave marker, headstone, $600, $500, $100, IC 10-17-10, County Code 33.58, Ordinance 2020-11A, funeral, Greenfield, McCordsville, Fortville, New Palestine, Cumberland, Shirley, Wilkinson, Spring Lake, Maxwell, Charlottesville.

For: Survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Hancock County, INCounty

The State rule is IC 10-17-10; see the Indiana entry on the county burial allowance. Hancock County set its amount in County Code section 33.58, "Veterans Burial Allowance" (Ord. 2020-11A, passed November 2, 2020 by the code's note): "Pursuant to I.C. 10-17-10-2, the Hancock County Board of Commissioners hereby creates a Veterans Burial Allowance not to exceed $600, including $100 for the marker, and an additional $500 for burial expenses." The signed ordinance on the county's site recites that IC 10-17-10-2 lets a county set the sum "by Ordinance" up to $1,000. Who qualifies. The county sets only the amount; who qualifies is the statute's test, which since 2025 takes any discharge other than those that bar the State's military family relief fund and also covers a body cremated with the cremains not yet interred. See the Indiana entry. How. Ask the Veterans Service Office, Suite 211, 98 East North Street, Greenfield (317-462-8767), or the funeral home, which usually files.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hancock County (Indiana) Veterans Burial Allowance
Gate	Rule
A deceased veteran	Paid on the death of an Indiana-resident veteran under the State test. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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