Thunder Creek, a major tributary of the Moose Jaw River, begins west of the community.

The town is served by the Central Butte Airport (TC LID: CJC4).

The first settlers arrived to farm in the Central Butte area in 1905, the same year Saskatchewan became a province.

A railway from Moose Jaw made it to the Central Butte area at the end of 1914, meaning the 48-mile-long (77 km) trips to Craik for supplies were no longer necessary.

After the railway arrived, a permanent township was chosen and businesses moved in to the area.