Welcome to Goodintent ...
So far, we found very little information about Goodintent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goodintent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goodintent, please Contact Us.
Goodintent would have been located within present day Atchison County<2>.
The location of Goodintent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodintent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Goodintent is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.
Goodintent would have been located in the (913) area code.
Communities near Goodintent ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goodintent.
- Atchison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <5>
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <5>
- Wathena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
- Wathena is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <5>
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Nortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <5>
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <5>
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Goodintent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodintent.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodintent. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodintent.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodintent. See our Newspapers Page for Goodintent.
Adding Goodintent to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Goodintent in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goodintent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Goodintent post office opened in 1894.
We also found Goodintent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodintent.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goodintent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodintent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |