Nearby towns to the north and west are Storthoaks, Carnduff, Glen Ewen, Oxbow, and Bellegarde, while to the east are Lyleton, Tilston and Melita, Manitoba.

In 2014, extended heavy rainfall in the region resulted in severe flash flooding that forced the complete evacuation of residents to neighbouring communities and made national headlines.

[14] Saskatchewan is in the CST Zone, and since 1967 it has not observed daylight saving time meaning that local clocks do not get changed in summer.

A practical effect on border towns like Gainsborough is that they only align with neighbouring communities in Manitoba and North Dakota for half the year, which may lead to misunderstandings regarding the timing of scheduled inter-community events.

Primary income of community members is derived from agricultural businesses (farming, ranching) and petroleum drilling services.