| Good Intent, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Gloucester County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Good Intent |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gloucester |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Deptford |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 56 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8042°N -75.0778°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 876664 |
Good Intent is an unincorporated community located in Deptford Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
The community is located along a tributary of Big Timber Creek.
An early settler, George Ward, purchased 250acres of land at Good Intent in 1701 and erected small mills.[2]
A cloth mill was erected in 1829. The three-story building was destroyed by fire in 1840, but was soon rebuilt. About eight years later it burned down again, and was again rebuilt.[2] A mail stage coach began service in 1834 "to leave Good Intent every morning, Sundays excepted".[2]
In 1836, a factory was established at Good Intent which manufactured handles for pitch forks and shovels. The raw lumber was brought in on scows, and the finished product was transported to Philadelphia.[2]
The Good Intent Church was noted to exist during the 1840s.[2]
An improved road to Good Intent was built from Williamstown (then called "Squankum") in 1853.[3]