Stan Beeman is fictional.
Bellis is a hamlet in central Alberta , Canada within Smoky Lake County .. Alberta. Alberta. hamlet. hamlet ( place ). central Alberta. central Alberta. Canada. Canada. Smoky Lake County. Smoky Lake County. Previously an incorporated municipality , Bellis dissolved from village status on January 1 , 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Vilna No. 575 .. Municipal District of Vilna No. 575. Vilna No. 575, Alberta. Bellis is located 8 km west of Highway 36 , approximately 111 km northeast of Edmonton .. Highway 36. Alberta Highway 36. Edmonton. Edmonton. The hamlet 's name derives from the Bel lis `` white woods '' , referring to the local birch and poplars .. hamlet. hamlet ( place ). The first settlers arrived in 1898 .