[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Cemetery on Tangier Island [{Image src='810us.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='Cemetery on Tangier Island' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='Cemetery on Tangier Island'}] \\ The crowded cemetery on Tangier Island, Virginia is dominated by just a few families. Many of the islands population, which numbers about 600, still speak a distinct Cornish dialect dating to the late 17th century when the island was first settled.