Gainford Alberta Map

About Gainford, Alberta

Gainford is a hamlet in 14-53-6-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gainford is located at 53.5869°N, 114.7881°W.

Gainford rests on a broad, sweeping plain where the sky feels impossibly vast, a canvas painted with the subtle hues of approaching evening. It lies 42.3 km north-north-east of Drayton Valley, AB (from Drayton Valley, AB: bearing 18°T), and is situated 15.4 km east of Evansburg. The land itself is a study in gentle curves, rolling away towards a horizon that promises distant, unnamed possibilities. Here, the soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, of fields that have yielded their bounty under the relentless sun and the whispering winds. The air, crisp and clean, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and the earthy aroma of the soil turned by the plough. Even the scattered stands of aspen, their leaves shimmering like a thousand tiny coins, seem to hold their breath, listening to the quiet murmur of the land. The history of Gainford is inextricably linked to the fertile ground it occupies, a story of homesteaders who arrived with grit and determination to carve a life from the prairie. The economy here has always been rooted in the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. Grain elevators, like sentinel towers, still punctuate the landscape, silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of commerce and the enduring spirit of the farming families who have called this place home. While not a place of grand monuments, Gainford possesses a quiet strength, a resilience born from its connection to the earth and the enduring human desire to cultivate and sustain.

About This Gainford Map Page

Explore Gainford, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.586944, -114.788056. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Gainford includes the postal code (T0E), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Gainford is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.