Only 3 survivors came out of Dade Battlefield, and the battle signaled the beginning of the Second Seminole War.

Sumter County operates Bushnell Annex in Room 201 at 910 North Main Street.

[11] The main roads through Bushnell include US 301 which runs north and south through the city.

Interstate 75 runs along the western edge of Bushnell with Exit 314 leading to Sumter CR 48.

County Road 475 begins at CR 48 and runs the CSX Wildwood Subdivision, which carried Amtrak's Palmetto until 2004.

[12] The Wildwood Subdivision runs along US 301 from north of the Hernando-Sumter County Line, to Bushnell until Route 301 turns onto East Noble Avenue.

Bushnell also runs a small transit bus, that follows a daily route around the city's main attractions and busiest areas.